Breakdown of De webwinkel traceert het pakket en betaalt terug.
en
and
het pakket
the parcel
de webwinkel
the online shop
terugbetalen
to pay back
Questions & Answers about De webwinkel traceert het pakket en betaalt terug.
Why is webwinkel written as one word?
Because Dutch usually writes compound nouns as a single word. Webwinkel is made from web + winkel.
The last part, winkel, is the “main” part, so a webwinkel is literally a kind of winkel. This is very common in Dutch:
- boekwinkel = bookshop
- supermarkt = supermarket
- webshop/webwinkel = online shop
Why is it de webwinkel but het pakket?
Dutch nouns take either de or het as their definite article.
- de webwinkel → webwinkel is a de-word
- het pakket → pakket is a het-word
Unfortunately, this is something you often have to learn with the noun. There are some patterns, but not all nouns are predictable.
A useful extra point:
- singular: het pakket
- plural: de pakketten
So even many het-words become de in the plural.
Why does the sentence say traceert het pakket instead of putting the object earlier?