Breakdown of Nadat het hotel de boeking heeft bevestigd, controleren ze de wifi-snelheid opnieuw.
hebben
to have
zij
they
nadat
after
opnieuw
again
controleren
to check
het hotel
the hotel
bevestigen
to confirm
de boeking
the booking
de wifi-snelheid
the Wi-Fi speed
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Questions & Answers about Nadat het hotel de boeking heeft bevestigd, controleren ze de wifi-snelheid opnieuw.
Why does nadat put the verb at the end of its clause?
Nadat is a subordinating conjunction in Dutch. In subordinate clauses introduced by words like nadat, the finite verb moves to the very end. So you get het hotel de boeking heeft bevestigd rather than heeft bevestigd het hotel de boeking.
Why is heeft bevestigd used instead of the simple present bevestigt?
They chose the perfect tense (heeft bevestigd) to emphasize that the booking confirmation is a completed action. You could use the simple present (Nadat het hotel de boeking bevestigt …), but the perfect is more natural when you want to stress that one action finished before the next one starts.
Why do we see controleren ze instead of ze controleren in the main clause?
Because the sentence begins with the subordinate clause Nadat … bevestigd, the main clause is treated like any inverted V2 clause: the verb comes first, then the subject. So you say controleren ze, not ze controleren.
What’s the difference between ze and zij for “they” in Dutch?
Ze is the unstressed, neutral subject pronoun for “they.” Zij is the stressed form, used for emphasis or contrast (for example, Zij controleren wél de snelheid, anderen niet). In everyday speech, you’ll almost always hear ze.
Why is there a hyphen in wifi-snelheid?
When you combine an abbreviation or initialism (like WiFi) with another word, Dutch spelling rules often call for a hyphen in compounds, to aid readability and avoid awkward double vowels or consonants.
Why is opnieuw placed at the end of the sentence?
In Dutch, adverbs of manner or repetition (like opnieuw) typically go near the end of the clause, after the object. So you first say controleren ze de wifi-snelheid and then add opnieuw.
Could I replace nadat with als or wanneer here?
You can use als or wanneer, but they’re more conditional or temporal without the strict sequence sense.
- Als het hotel de boeking bevestigt … can mean “If the hotel confirms the booking …”
- Wanneer het hotel de boeking bevestigt … means “Whenever/when the hotel confirms the booking …”
Only nadat clearly says “after that action is completely finished, then ….”