Word
Er zijn veel mogelijkheden en gelegenheden om samen te werken.
Meaning
There are many possibilities and opportunities to work together.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Er zijn veel mogelijkheden en gelegenheden om samen te werken.
zijn
to be
en
and
veel
much / many / a lot of
samenwerken
to collaborate / to work together
Questions & Answers about Er zijn veel mogelijkheden en gelegenheden om samen te werken.
Why do mogelijkheden and gelegenheden end in -heden instead of just adding a normal plural ending?
In Dutch, abstract nouns ending in the suffix -heid (like mogelijkheid for possibility and gelegenheid for opportunity) have an irregular plural. The -heid changes to -heden. Therefore, you get mogelijkheden and gelegenheden.
What is the exact difference between mogelijkheden and gelegenheden in this context?
Mogelijkheden refers to possibilities or options, meaning things that are physically or logically possible to do. Gelegenheden refers to opportunities or occasions, meaning having the right time, event, or chance to do something.
Why do we use om and te before the verb?
The structure om ... te + infinitive is used to express purpose, translating to 'to' or 'in order to' in English. Here, it connects the nouns (mogelijkheden and gelegenheden) to the specific action they are meant for (samenwerken).
Why is te placed between samen and werken rather than before the whole word?