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When making deals or setting boundaries, you often need to state strict conditions. In English, we say "provided that" or "on the condition that." In Dutch, you use the word **mits**.

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**Mits** is a subordinating conjunction. Just like other subordinating conjunctions, it introduces a dependent clause, which means it pushes the conjugated verb to the very end of that clause.

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### Negotiations and agreements

In formal situations or business negotiations, you will often weigh the advantages (**het voordeel**) against the disadvantages (**het nadeel**). You can use **mits** to accept an offer as long as your strict conditions are met.

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### Fixed prepositions in conditions

Certain verbs that are common in agreements pair with fixed prepositions, such as **voldoen aan** (to meet/satisfy a requirement) and **instemmen met** (to agree with). 

When these verbs are used in a dependent clause with **mits**, the preposition stays directly with the noun it refers to, while the conjugated verb is still pushed to the end of the sentence.

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Provided that (mits)

adjective

adverb

conjunction

determiner

determiner/pronoun

interjection

noun

numeral

particle

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

Definite articles and gender (de, het)

Indefinite article and formal 'you' (een, u)

Big and small (groot, klein)

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 agreement	het akkoord
provided that	mits
to deliver	leveren
We reach an agreement, provided that you deliver the products faster.	Wij bereiken een akkoord, mits u de producten sneller levert.
to negotiate	onderhandelen
the disadvantage	het nadeel
He wants to negotiate, provided that every disadvantage disappears.	Hij wil onderhandelen, mits ieder nadeel verdwijnt.
the contract / the agreement (general)	de overeenkomst
to meet / to satisfy (requirements, expectations)	voldoen aan
I sign the same agreement, provided that they meet the condition.	Ik onderteken dezelfde overeenkomst, mits zij aan de voorwaarde voldoen.
to agree with	instemmen met
She agrees to the contract, provided that you deliver faster.	Zij stemt in met het contract, mits u sneller levert.
the advantage	het voordeel
You get more advantage, provided that you negotiate with us.	U krijgt meer voordeel, mits u met ons onderhandelt.
We accept every disadvantage, provided that the advantage is big.	Wij accepteren elk nadeel, mits het voordeel groot is.
reasonable	redelijk
We accept the offer, provided that the conditions are reasonable.	Wij accepteren het bod, mits de voorwaarden redelijk zijn.
The director chooses the agreement that seems reasonable.	De directeur kiest de overeenkomst die redelijk lijkt.
We are happy to negotiate, provided that you agree to this rule.	Wij onderhandelen graag, mits u met deze regel instemt.
The result is better, provided that you meet every requirement.	Het resultaat is beter, mits u aan elke eis voldoet.
I deliver the same product, provided that you agree to the price.	Ik lever hetzelfde product, mits u met de prijs instemt.
We accept the agreement, provided that you meet the requirement.	Wij accepteren het akkoord, mits jullie aan de eis voldoen.
to take into account	rekening houden met
We take the disadvantage into account.	Wij houden rekening met het nadeel.
You must take the agreement into account.	Je moet rekening houden met de overeenkomst.

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