Word
De beheerder staat op het punt om het netwerk te repareren.
Meaning
The administrator is about to repair the network.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Breakdown of De beheerder staat op het punt om het netwerk te repareren.
op
on
staan
to stand
repareren
to repair
het punt
the point / the score
Questions & Answers about De beheerder staat op het punt om het netwerk te repareren.
How does staat op het punt om ... te translate to "is about to"?
It literally translates to "stands on the point to". This is the standard Dutch expression for an imminent action. You conjugate the verb staan (here as staat), follow it with op het punt, and link the action at the end of the sentence using om plus te plus the infinitive verb repareren.
Is the word om strictly necessary in this sentence?
No, it is optional here. You could also completely drop it and say De beheerder staat op het punt het netwerk te repareren. However, including om is very common and often makes the sentence flow better and feel more natural in everyday Dutch.
Why does te repareren go at the very end of the sentence instead of right after om?
In Dutch, when you use an om ... te structure, the te and the infinitive verb always get pushed to the very end of that clause. That means the object of the action, het netwerk, has to come between om and te repareren.
Why is it het netwerk and not de netwerk?