Why is the word "go" in the sentence, why?

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Why is the word "go" in the sentence, why?

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Dear all,

I was wondering whether someone can explain to me the following sentences:

"Hij kan nu naar school"

If we were to translate it, "He can now go to school". What happened to the word "go" in Dutch and why isn't it there? Can someone explain to me the grammatical rule?

Thanks
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Re: Why is the word "go" in the sentence, why?

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snowflake wrote: Sun Nov 08, 2020 6:57 pm Dear all,

I was wondering whether someone can explain to me the following sentences:

"Hij kan nu naar school"

If we were to translate it, "He can now go to school". What happened to the word "go" in Dutch and why isn't it there? Can someone explain to me the grammatical rule?

Thanks
Personally I wouldn't have left 'go' (gaan) out. There certainly isn't a grammatical rule for this.
I guess that 'gaan' is considered unnecessary because the 'naar school' part already has some action in it.
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