Breakdown of We zullen het verzoek schriftelijk goedkeuren, aangezien alles klopt.
zullen
shall / will
we
we (unstressed form of wij)
alles
everything
kloppen
to be correct
Questions & Answers about We zullen het verzoek schriftelijk goedkeuren, aangezien alles klopt.
Why use aangezien here instead of omdat?
Both words give a reason, but aangezien translates better to 'since' or 'as'. It is slightly more formal than omdat (because). Just like omdat, it is a subordinating conjunction, which means it forces the verb to the end of the clause. In alles klopt, the verb is already at the end anyway!
Doesn't the verb kloppen mean 'to knock'?
It does! It can mean to knock on a door or for a heart to beat. However, in everyday Dutch, it is extremely common to use it to mean 'to be correct' or 'to add up'. Therefore, alles klopt simply means 'everything is correct'.
Goedkeuren (to approve) is a separable verb. Why isn't it split into keuren ... goed here?
Separable verbs are only split when they are the conjugated verb in the simple present or simple past tense. Because this sentence uses the helping verb zullen (will), the main verb goedkeuren must be placed at the very end of the main clause in its full, unsplit infinitive form.
How is the word schriftelijk formed?
It is formed from the noun schrift (writing/script) and the suffix -elijk, which turns nouns into adjectives or adverbs, somewhat like '-ly' in English. In this sentence, it acts as an adverb describing how they will approve the request: 'in writing'.