Breakdown of De makelaar is klaar voor de bezichtiging.
zijn
to be
klaar
ready
voor
for (on behalf of)
de makelaar
the real estate agent
de bezichtiging
the viewing
Questions & Answers about De makelaar is klaar voor de bezichtiging.
How would I use this lesson's grammar to say 'the viewing that the real estate agent is ready for'?
You would use waar + voor. Because a viewing is a thing and not a person, Dutch combines waar (where) and voor (for) instead of using a normal relative pronoun. You would say: De bezichtiging waar de makelaar klaar voor is (or waarvoor de makelaar klaar is).
Bezichtiging is a long word! Is there an easy way to remember it?
Yes! Look at the middle part: zicht, which means sight or view. The verb bezichtigen means to view or to inspect (like a house), and adding -ing turns it into the noun bezichtiging (the viewing).
Does makelaar only mean real estate agent?
Usually, yes, when talking about houses. However, its literal meaning is broker. For example, a stockbroker is an aandelenmakelaar. But on its own in everyday Dutch, it almost always refers to a real estate agent.
Does klaar always take the preposition voor?
Yes, when you are ready for a noun, you use klaar voor just like in English. If you want to say you are ready to do an action, you use klaar om te + verb, for example: De makelaar is klaar om te beginnen (The real estate agent is ready to begin).
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