Wij bellen morgen zonder beeld in als de webcam niet werkt.

Because inbellen is a separable verb in Dutch.

• The full verb is inbellen = to dial in / to join by phone or audio

• In a main clause, the conjugated part goes in the normal verb position, and the prefix moves to the end:

• Wij bellen in. = We dial in / We join by phone.

So in your sentence:

• Wij bellen ... in
  not
• Wij inbellen ...

But in an infinitive or subordinate-clause-like structure, it stays together:

• We willen morgen inbellen.

Dutch often uses the present tense for the future when the time is already clear from context.

Here, morgen already tells you it is about the future:

• Wij bellen morgen in = We will dial in tomorrow

This is very normal Dutch. You could use a future form with zullen, but it is often less natural here:

• Wij zullen morgen inbellen = possible, but less everyday in this context

So Dutch usually prefers the simpler present tense when a future time word is present.

In this context, inbellen means something like:

• to dial in
• to join a meeting by phone/audio
• to connect without using video

It is often used for meetings, conference calls, or online calls where someone joins by audio rather than through full video participation.

So zonder beeld inbellen suggests joining the meeting without camera/video.

Because beeld here is being used in a general, uncountable sense meaning video/image/picture.

Dutch often leaves out the article in expressions like this:

• zonder suiker = without sugar
• zonder problemen = without problems
• zonder beeld = without video / without image

If you said zonder het beeld, it would sound like you mean without that specific image/screen/picture, which is not the intended meaning here.

So zonder beeld is the natural fixed expression.

Yes, Dutch word order in the middle of the sentence is often somewhat flexible.

Here:

• Wij bellen morgen zonder beeld in ...

is completely natural.

You could also hear:

• Wij bellen zonder beeld morgen in ...
• Morgen bellen wij zonder beeld in ...

But the most natural placement usually depends on what you want to emphasize.

A useful pattern is:

• subject + finite verb + time + other information + separable prefix

So wij bellen morgen zonder beeld in is a very normal structure.

Because als de webcam niet werkt is a subordinate clause, and in Dutch subordinate clauses the conjugated verb usually goes to the end.

So:

• Main clause: De webcam werkt niet.
• Subordinate clause: ... als de webcam niet werkt.

This is one of the most important Dutch word-order rules:

• In a main clause, the finite verb comes early.
• In a subordinate clause, the finite verb usually moves to the end.

Here, als means if.

• als de webcam niet werkt = if the webcam doesn’t work

Dutch als can sometimes also mean when, depending on context, so learners often find it tricky.

In this sentence, because there is a condition involved, the meaning is clearly if:

• If the webcam fails, we join without video.

So this is a conditional als.

Because webcam is a de-word in standard Dutch:

• de webcam

Like many borrowed words, its gender just has to be learned as part of the noun.

So:

• de webcam werkt
• de webcam doet het niet

A useful tip: always learn new Dutch nouns together with their article.

It can cover both ideas, depending on context.

• de webcam werkt niet can mean:
  • the webcam doesn’t work
  • the webcam isn’t working

Dutch simple present often does the job of both English present simple and present progressive, especially with verbs like werken.

So you should not try to match English tense choices too literally here.

Yes:

• Morgen bellen wij zonder beeld in als de webcam niet werkt.

That is also correct.

If you start with morgen, the verb must still come second in the main clause. This is the Dutch V2 rule:

• Morgen
  • bellen
    • wij ...

So you do not say:

• Morgen wij bellen ... ❌

You say:

• Morgen bellen wij ... ✅

Both are possible.

• wij = full form
• we = unstressed shorter form, very common in speech and everyday writing

So you could also say:

• We bellen morgen zonder beeld in als de webcam niet werkt.

That sounds very natural too.

Wij may sound slightly more careful, clear, or emphatic, depending on context. In many cases, the difference is small.

Yes.

• bellen usually means to call
• inbellen means to dial in / connect into something, especially a meeting or system

Compare:

• Ik bel je morgen. = I’ll call you tomorrow.
• Ik bel morgen in. = I’ll dial in / join by phone tomorrow.

So the prefix in- adds the idea of joining or connecting into an event or system.

Because in Dutch, a comma before a final subordinate clause like this is often not needed.

So:

• Wij bellen morgen zonder beeld in als de webcam niet werkt.

is perfectly normal.

A comma might sometimes be added for readability or style in longer sentences, but here it is not necessary.

So for learners, the safest takeaway is:

• A Dutch subordinate clause introduced by als does not automatically require a comma.