Breakdown of Het project wordt nog niet opgeleverd en dat is erg frustrerend.
zijn
to be
en
and
niet
not
erg
very / really
het project
the project
dat
that (het-words)
worden
to become
nog
still, yet / more, another (with a quantity)
frustrerend
frustrating
opleveren
to deliver (a project)
Questions & Answers about Het project wordt nog niet opgeleverd en dat is erg frustrerend.
Why do we use nog niet here instead of nog geen?
We use nog niet (not yet) because we are negating the action of the verb (wordt opgeleverd). You only use nog geen when negating a noun that normally takes an indefinite article (a/an) or no article at all, such as in Ik heb nog geen project (I don't have a project yet).
Why does the sentence use wordt ... opgeleverd instead of is ... opgeleverd?
This is the passive voice in the present tense. In Dutch, we use a form of worden plus a past participle (opgeleverd) to show that an action is currently happening (or in this case, not happening). If you used is opgeleverd, it would be the present perfect tense, meaning the delivery was already completed.
What is the infinitive form of opgeleverd?
It is the past participle of the separable verb opleveren (to deliver, hand over, or yield). Because it is a separable verb, the past participle prefix ge- is placed between the separable prefix op and the main verb leveren, forming opgeleverd.
What exactly does the word dat point to here?
The demonstrative pronoun dat (that) refers back to the entire situation described in the first half of the sentence: the fact that the project is not being delivered yet.
Why does the word frustrerend end in -end?
Adding -d or -end to the infinitive of a verb (frustreren, to frustrate) creates a present participle. This is used as an adjective and works exactly like the English '-ing' ending, turning it into the word 'frustrating'.
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