Word
De bezorger meldde vertraging.
Meaning
The delivery person reported a delay.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of De bezorger meldde vertraging.
de vertraging
the delay
de bezorger
the delivery person
melden
to report
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Questions & Answers about De bezorger meldde vertraging.
Why is it de bezorger and not het bezorger?
Bezorger is a de-word in Dutch, so the definite article is de.
- de bezorger = the delivery person / courier
- You have to learn whether a noun takes de or het
- For people and professions, de is very common
So de bezorger is the correct form.
What exactly does bezorger mean here?
Bezorger means someone who delivers things: a delivery person, courier, or delivery driver, depending on context.
It comes from the verb bezorgen, which can mean to deliver.
So:
- de bezorger = the person doing the delivery
- bezorgen = to deliver
What tense is meldde?
Meldde is the simple past of melden.
- melden = to report, to notify, to announce
- ik meld
- hij/zij meldde = he/she reported
So De bezorger meldde vertraging is in the past: the delivery person reported a delay.