Breakdown of We maken echter een groot verlies. Daarom veranderen we de strategie.
een
a/an
groot
big
maken
to make
veranderen
to change
we
we (unstressed form of wij)
daarom
therefore
de strategie
the strategy
echter
however
het verlies
the loss
Questions & Answers about We maken echter een groot verlies. Daarom veranderen we de strategie.
Why is echter in the middle of the sentence instead of at the beginning like 'However' in English?
While English often puts 'however' at the very beginning of a sentence, Dutch rarely starts a sentence with echter. Instead, it is usually placed after the conjugated verb and the subject. Placing it mid-sentence, like We maken echter..., is the most natural and common way to use it.
Why does the second sentence use veranderen we instead of we veranderen?
This is because the second sentence starts with the connecting word Daarom (therefore). Whenever a regular main clause starts with something other than the subject, Dutch applies inversion: the verb and subject swap places. So, the subject we must jump directly behind the verb veranderen.
Why is it een groot verlies without an -e on the end of groot?
Verlies is a het word (het verlies). When you use the indefinite article een (a/an) with a singular het word, the adjective before it drops the typical -e ending. That is why it stays groot instead of becoming grote.
Is verlies maken the standard phrase for 'making a loss'?
Yes! Just like in English, Dutch uses the verb maken (to make) together with verlies (loss) to describe a business losing money. You might also encounter the phrase verlies lijden (to suffer a loss), which means the exact same thing but sounds slightly more formal.
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