Breakdown of De gekozen oplossing wordt morgen in de praktijk getest.
morgen
tomorrow
in
in
de praktijk
the practice
de oplossing
the solution
testen
to test
gekozen
chosen
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Questions & Answers about De gekozen oplossing wordt morgen in de praktijk getest.
Why is gekozen placed before oplossing, and what role does it play in the sentence?
gekozen is the past participle of kiezen used as an adjective. It modifies oplossing, so it precedes the noun just like any other Dutch adjective. Together they mean “the chosen solution.”
How is the passive voice formed with wordt getest, and why is the passive used here?
In Dutch, the passive combines a form of worden plus the past participle of the main verb. Here wordt is the third-person singular present of worden, and getest is the past participle of testen. The passive highlights the action (testing) and the object (the solution) without mentioning who does the testing.
Why does morgen appear before in de praktijk, and can their order be changed?
Dutch often follows a Time-Manner-Place sequence: morgen (time) comes before in de praktijk (place/manner). You can front the time element for emphasis:
Morgen wordt de gekozen oplossing in de praktijk getest.
The meaning stays the same, though starting with morgen highlights the time.
What exactly does in de praktijk mean in this context?
Literally “in the practice,” but idiomatically it means in practice, under real-world conditions, or in the field. It indicates that the solution will be tested in a practical setting rather than just in theory or in a lab.
How would you express this idea in the explicit future tense using zullen?
You could say:
De gekozen oplossing zal morgen in de praktijk getest worden.
Here zal is the future form of zullen, and worden moves to the end. This version explicitly marks the future and is slightly more formal.
How is the past participle getest formed, and why do we not see any extra ge- prefix?
getest is formed like any regular (weak) verb in Dutch: ge- + root (test) + -t. Even though testen comes from English, it follows Dutch weak-verb rules. The ge- is there; you see it in getest.
Why does oplossing take the definite article de and not het?
Dutch nouns have common or neuter gender. oplossing is a common-gender noun, so it uses de. Neuter nouns take het.
Could you drop in de praktijk and still convey a similar idea?
Yes, you could say:
De gekozen oplossing wordt morgen getest.
That means “The chosen solution will be tested tomorrow,” but you lose the nuance that it’s being tested under real-world or practical conditions.