Word
De vrachtwagen rijdt tot aan uw voordeur.
Meaning
The truck drives as far as your front door.
Part of speech
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Breakdown of De vrachtwagen rijdt tot aan uw voordeur.
uw
your (formal)
rijden
to drive
de vrachtwagen
the truck
tot aan
as far as (physical or temporal)
Questions & Answers about De vrachtwagen rijdt tot aan uw voordeur.
Why do we use tot aan here instead of just tot?
While tot can mean "until" or "to", adding aan to make tot aan heavily emphasizes the physical limit of a movement. It translates best to "as far as" or "right up to". It paints a clear picture that the truck will stop exactly at the boundary of the door and go no further.
Could I use tot en met instead of tot aan in this sentence?
No, that would sound very strange. The phrase tot en met means "up to and including", but it is specifically used for sequences, dates, numbers, or lists (such as "pages 1 up to and including 4"). For physical distances and spatial boundaries like a front door, you must use tot aan.
Why is the pronoun uw used here instead of je or jouw?
The word uw is the formal version of "your". Because a delivery service or business is likely addressing a customer in this scenario, they use formal language to be polite and professional. If a friend were driving, they would say jouw voordeur instead.
I know wagen means car or wagon. What does the vracht part of vrachtwagen mean?
The noun vracht translates to "freight" or "cargo". When you combine them, a vrachtwagen is literally a "freight wagon", which is the standard Dutch word for a truck or lorry.