Word
De vrachtwagen heeft het afval opgehaald.
Meaning
The truck has collected the waste.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Breakdown of De vrachtwagen heeft het afval opgehaald.
hebben
to have
de vrachtwagen
the truck
het afval
the waste
ophalen
to collect
Questions & Answers about De vrachtwagen heeft het afval opgehaald.
How is the past participle opgehaald formed?
It comes from the separable verb ophalen (to collect or pick up). When making a past participle for a separable verb, the -ge- part gets squeezed right between the prefix (op) and the main verb (haald).
Why does opgehaald end with a -d instead of a -t?
To decide between a -d or -t at the end of a past participle, we look at the last letter of the verb stem. The stem of halen is haal. Because the letter 'l' is not in the memory word 't kofschip (which contains all the voiceless consonants), we use a -d.
Why are heeft and opgehaald separated by het afval?
In Dutch, the present perfect tense splits the verbs. The helper verb (heeft) stays in the normal second position in the sentence, but the past participle (opgehaald) gets pushed all the way to the very end.
What kind of word is vrachtwagen?
It is a compound noun made from vracht (freight or cargo) and wagen (wagon or cart). Literally meaning freight wagon, it is the standard Dutch word for a truck or lorry.