Breakdown of Jij hebt twee projecten tegelijk klaar te maken.
jij
you
hebben
to have
twee
two
het project
the project
te
to (infinitive marker)
tegelijk
at the same time
klaarmaken
to prepare / to get ready (e.g. food, physically make ready)
Questions & Answers about Jij hebt twee projecten tegelijk klaar te maken.
This sentence uses hebt ... klaar te maken instead of moet ... klaarmaken. Is there a difference in meaning?
Using hebben + te + infinitive expresses an active task or an obligation on your to-do list, translating perfectly to "You have two projects to prepare" in English. It means almost the same thing as using moeten (to have to / must), but it focuses specifically on the possession of the task and is often used for assigned work.
Why is te placed in the middle of klaar te maken?
Klaarmaken (to prepare / to get ready) is a separable verb. When you use a separable verb with te, the te is always sandwiched between the separable prefix (klaar) and the main verb (maken). When written out, it splits into three separate words: klaar te maken.
Could I use tegelijkertijd instead of tegelijk here?
Yes, you could easily swap it for tegelijkertijd. Both words mean "at the same time" or "simultaneously." Tegelijk is just a slightly shorter version that is very common in everyday Dutch.
Why does klaar te maken go at the very end of the sentence?
This follows the standard Dutch word order rule for verbs. The main conjugated verb (hebt) takes the second position in the sentence. Any remaining verb parts—in this case, the te + infinitive structure—are pushed all the way to the end of the clause. This forms a "bracket" around the object (twee projecten) and the adverb (tegelijk).
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