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### Framing a Topic with "Wat ... betreft"

To say "As for..." or "Regarding..." in Dutch, use the phrase **wat ... betreft**. Frame the topic by placing the noun or pronoun directly between **wat** and **betreft**.

When you start a sentence with this phrase, it occupies the first position. To maintain the strict Verb-Second (V2) rule, the verb of the main clause must come immediately after the comma, before the subject.

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To avoid repeating the noun, refer back to the topic in the main clause using demonstrative pronouns like **die** (for *de*-words) or **dat** (for *het*-words).

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### "Wat mij betreft"

You can also use this structure with object pronouns. A very common expression is **wat mij betreft**, which means "as far as I am concerned" or "if you ask me".

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As for / Regarding (wat ... betreft)

adjective

adverb

conjunction

determiner

determiner/pronoun

interjection

noun

numeral

particle

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

Singular pronouns and 'to be' (ik ben, hij is)

The formal 'you' (u bent)

Definite articles (de, het)

Plural pronouns and 'to be' (wij zijn)

The verb 'to have' (hebben)

Basic word order

Numbers 1 to 10 (een, twee, drie)

Verb stems and the 'I' form (ik werk)

Long vowels in verb stems (maken, ik maak)

Short vowels in verb stems (zitten, ik zit)

Present tense singular (-t)

Present tense plural (-en)

Yes/no questions

Question words (wie, wat, waar)

Noun negation (geen)

Plural nouns (-en)

Plural nouns (-s)

Diminutives (-je)

Adjective modifiers (heel, erg, te)

Verb negation (niet)

Singular possessives (mijn, jouw, zijn, haar)

Plural and formal possessives (ons/onze, jullie, hun, uw)

This and these (deze, dit)

That and those (die, dat)

Asking which (welke, welk)

Numbers 11 to 20 (elf, twaalf, dertien...)

Tens and compound numbers (dertig, veertig...)

Ordinal numbers 1st to 10th (eerste, tweede...)

Telling time: hours and half hours (uur, half)

Telling time: quarters (kwart over, kwart voor)

Question words (hoeveel, waarom)

Irregular verbs (doen, gaan, staan, zien, komen)

Adjective endings (+e)

Adjectives with 'het' words

Prepositions of place (uit, bij)

Subject-verb inversion

Time before place

Modal verbs (willen, kunnen)

Modal verbs (moeten, mogen)

The verb bracket

Separable prefix verbs

The imperative mood (kom, luister)

Singular object pronouns (mij, jou, hem, haar)

Plural and formal object pronouns (ons, jullie, hen, u)

Reflexive verbs and pronouns (zich, me, je)

Position of negation (niet)

The present perfect tense with regular verbs (hebben gewerkt)

The present perfect tense with motion verbs (zijn gegaan)

Irregular past participles (gezien, gedaan)

The present continuous (zijn aan het)

There is / there are (er is, er zijn)

Unstressed there (er)

And, but, or (en, maar, of)

Because (want)

Months of the year

Prepositions of time (om, van ... tot)

Greetings and politeness

Conversational glue

Prepositions with days (op)

Prepositions with seasons (in)

Genitive of time ('s morgens, 's nachts)

Adverbs of frequency (altijd, vaak)

The future tense (gaan)

The future tense (zullen)

Separable verbs with auxiliary verbs

Apostrophe plurals ('-s)

Irregular plurals (-eren)

Complex diminutives (-pje, -etje, -kje)

Possessive 's (Jan's, vaders)

Indefinite pronouns (iets, niemand, alles)

Indefinite subject pronoun (je)

Reciprocal pronoun (elkaar)

Comparative adjectives (-er dan)

Comparatives with spelling change (-der)

Superlative adjectives (-st)

Irregular comparisons (beter, meer, minder)

Expressing preference (graag, liever, het liefst)

Equality comparisons (even ... als)

Fixed prepositions

That clauses (dat)

Because clauses (omdat)

If and when clauses (als)

Inversion after clauses

Separable verbs in clauses

Negation in clauses (niet)

Past tense of to be (was / waren)

Past tense of to have (had / hadden)

Question	Answer
the platform (general, stage)	het platform
to stream	streamen
As for this platform, we stream here every evening.	Wat dit platform betreft, streamen we hier elke avond.
the genre	het genre
the documentary	de documentaire
As for this genre, this documentary is very unpredictable.	Wat dit genre betreft, is deze documentaire erg onvoorspelbaar.
the thriller	de thriller
the episode	de aflevering
As for the new thriller, the first episode is exciting.	Wat de nieuwe thriller betreft, is de eerste aflevering spannend.
the catalog	de catalogus
the advertisement / commercial	de reclame
Regarding the catalog, it contains no advertisements.	Wat de catalogus betreft, bevat die geen reclame.
the subtitles	de ondertiteling
to pause	pauzeren
As for the subtitles, I have to pause the film for a moment.	Wat de ondertiteling betreft, moet ik de film even pauzeren.
Regarding that platform, the advertisements disappear as soon as you log in.	Wat dat platform betreft, verdwijnt de reclame zodra je inlogt.
As long as the thriller is exciting, we stream every episode.	Zolang de thriller spannend is, streamen we elke aflevering.
As far as I am concerned, the thriller is the best genre.	Wat mij betreft, is de thriller het beste genre.
I am pausing the documentary, because the subtitles are unclear.	Ik pauzeer de documentaire, omdat de ondertiteling onduidelijk is.
Regarding the documentary, it is an easy watch.	Wat de documentaire betreft, kijkt die lekker weg.
Regarding this platform, however, the catalog is very small.	Wat dit platform betreft, is de catalogus echter erg klein.
As for this genre, we rarely stream it.	Wat dit genre betreft, streamen we het zelden.
As soon as the episode freezes, you can restart the platform.	Zodra de aflevering vastloopt, kun je het platform herstarten.
as regards / as for	wat betreft
As regards the genre, the catalogue is broad.	Wat betreft het genre is de catalogus breed.
As regards the subtitles there is a problem.	Wat betreft de ondertiteling is er een probleem.

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