When giving a reason or justification in a formal or professional context, Dutch uses aangezien ("since" or "as").
Subordinate clauses and inversion
Because aangezien is a subordinating conjunction, it pushes the verbs in its clause to the end.
When starting a sentence with an aangezien clause, the main clause immediately following the comma must start with its conjugated verb.
| Since it is late, we will postpone the meeting. | Aangezien het laat is, zullen we de vergadering uitstellen. |
If the aangezien clause comes second, the main clause keeps its regular word order.
| We will approve the request in writing, since everything is correct. | We zullen het verzoek schriftelijk goedkeuren, aangezien alles klopt. |
Formal business contexts
Business verbs like betreffen (to concern) and ondertekenen (to sign) pair naturally with aangezien to explain requirements or decisions.
| Since the email concerns your project, you must sign it. | Aangezien de e-mail uw project betreft, moet u deze ondertekenen. |
| Since they approved the quote, we will sign the contract quickly. | Aangezien zij de offerte goedkeurden, zullen we het contract snel ondertekenen. |
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