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
Why is the word "go" in the sentence, why?
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Re: Why is the word "go" in the sentence, why?
Personally I wouldn't have left 'go' (gaan) out. There certainly isn't a grammatical rule for this.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
I guess that 'gaan' is considered unnecessary because the 'naar school' part already has some action in it.
"Moenie worrie nie, alles sal reg kom" (maar hy het nie gesê wanneer nie!)