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Na de behandeling mocht de patiënt uitrusten.
Meaning
After treatment, the patient was allowed to rest.
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Breakdown of Na de behandeling mocht de patiënt uitrusten.
mogen
to be allowed
na
after
de patiënt
the patient
de behandeling
the medical treatment
Questions & Answers about Na de behandeling mocht de patiënt uitrusten.
What does na de behandeling do in the sentence?
It is a time phrase meaning after the treatment.
- na = after
- de behandeling = the treatment
So this phrase tells you when the patient was allowed to rest.
Why is it de behandeling and not het behandeling?
Because behandeling is a de-word in Dutch.
Dutch nouns usually take either de or het as their definite article:
- de behandeling = the treatment
- het huis = the house
Unfortunately, whether a noun takes de or het often has to be learned with the noun itself. A useful clue here is that nouns ending in -ing are very often de-words, so behandeling follows a common pattern.
Why does the subject de patiënt come after mocht?