Word
De beheerder staat op het punt om de database te testen.
Meaning
The administrator is about to test the database.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of De beheerder staat op het punt om de database te testen.
op
on
staan
to stand
het punt
the point / the score
te
to (infinitive marker)
Questions & Answers about De beheerder staat op het punt om de database te testen.
How does staat op het punt translate literally?
It translates literally as "stands on the point". In Dutch, op het punt staan is the standard idiom to express that someone is "about to" do something. You just conjugate the verb staan to match the subject, which is why we use staat for de beheerder.
Is the word om strictly required in this sentence?
Technically, no. You could also say De beheerder staat op het punt de database te testen. However, including om is very common and often preferred because it makes the sentence flow better and clearly introduces the "to do something" part of the phrase.
Why are om and te testen separated by de database?
This follows the standard Dutch om ... te plus infinitive structure. The word om marks the beginning of the infinitive phrase, while te plus the infinitive verb (testen) must always go at the very end of that clause. Any objects or details, such as de database, get sandwiched in between them.
What verb does the noun beheerder come from?