Breakdown of De opticien onderzoekt mijn ogen omdat mijn zicht erg wazig is.
zijn
to be
erg
very / really
mijn
my
omdat
because (subordinating)
onderzoeken
to investigate
het zicht
the vision / the eyesight
wazig
blurry
de opticien
the optician
het oog
the eye
Questions & Answers about De opticien onderzoekt mijn ogen omdat mijn zicht erg wazig is.
The current lesson is about using "veel" and "een stuk". How would I change this sentence to say my vision is "much blurrier"?
To say "much blurrier", you need to change the adjective to a comparative. You would drop erg (very) and change wazig to its comparative form, waziger. Then, add veel or een stuk before it. The end of the sentence becomes: ...omdat mijn zicht veel waziger is (or een stuk waziger is).
Why does the verb "is" go at the very end of the sentence?
The word omdat (because) introduces a subordinate clause. In Dutch, subordinate clauses follow a strict rule: the conjugated verb gets pushed to the end of the clause. That's why it is omdat mijn zicht erg wazig is rather than omdat mijn zicht is erg wazig.
Is the verb "onderzoekt" (from "onderzoeken") separable? I thought "onder" could split off.
No, onderzoeken (to examine or investigate) is an inseparable verb, which is why it stays together as onderzoekt right after the subject. A helpful tip: verbs starting with onder- or over- are inseparable if the spoken stress falls on the second part of the word (onderzoeken).
Could I use "gezicht" instead of "zicht" for vision here?
It is much better to use zicht. While gezicht comes from the verb zien (to see), it almost always translates to "face" in everyday Dutch. Zicht is the standard word for "vision", "eyesight", or a "view".
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