Breakdown of Ik sta op het punt om de router te herstarten.
ik
I
op
on
staan
to stand
het punt
the point / the score
te
to (infinitive marker)
om
in order to
de router
the router
herstarten
to restart
Questions & Answers about Ik sta op het punt om de router te herstarten.
Literally, this translates to 'I stand on the point'. Is this how you always say 'I am about to'?
Yes! The standard Dutch idiom for 'to be about to [do something]' is op het punt staan, followed by an om ... te phrase. You literally say that you are standing on the point of doing it.
Do I have to include om in this sentence, or can I leave it out?
Grammatically, om is optional here. You could just say Ik sta op het punt de router te herstarten. However, including om is very common and usually makes the sentence flow more naturally.
Why is de router placed between om and te herstarten?
This is the standard structure for an om ... te clause. The word om starts the phrase, then you put any objects or details (like de router), and you always put te + the infinitive verb (te herstarten) at the very end.
Why is it te herstarten and not her te starten?
The prefix her- (which means 're-' or 'again') is inseparable. Because herstarten is an inseparable verb, the word te goes right in front of the whole verb. If it were a separable verb like aanzetten (to turn on), the te would split the verb and go in the middle: aan te zetten.
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