Breakdown of Het is belangrijk om die lijst uit te delen.
zijn
to be
die
that / those (de-words and plurals)
het
it
belangrijk
important
uitdelen
to hand out
te
to (infinitive marker)
om
in order to
de lijst
the list
Questions & Answers about Het is belangrijk om die lijst uit te delen.
How does the separable verb uitdelen work in this om ... te clause?
When a separable verb is used with te, the word te goes right between the prefix (uit) and the main verb (delen). Notice that they must be written as three separate words: uit te delen.
Why is die lijst placed before the verb?
In an om ... te structure, all the extra information, such as the object die lijst, gets sandwiched between om and the verb part at the very end of the sentence.
What does the prefix uit add to the verb delen?
The base verb delen means to share or to divide. Adding the prefix uit (out) changes the meaning to handing out or distributing, which is very similar to how it works in English.
Can I write uit te delen as one single word?
No, when te splits a separable verb, the three parts must always be written as separate words with spaces. Writing it all together as uittedelen is incorrect.
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