Breakdown of Ik zet dit montuur op, mits de sterkte klopt.
ik
I
dit
this (neuter)
kloppen
to be correct
mits
provided that
de sterkte
the prescription / the strength (glasses, lenses)
opzetten
to put on (glasses, hat)
het montuur
the frame
Questions & Answers about Ik zet dit montuur op, mits de sterkte klopt.
Why is op at the end of the first clause?
It belongs to the separable verb opzetten (to put on). In a main clause, the verb splits: the main part (zet) takes the second position, and the prefix (op) moves to the end of the clause.
Is mits a subordinating conjunction?
Yes, mits means "provided that" or "on the condition that". Because it introduces a subclause, it pushes the verbs in that part of the sentence to the end (in this case, just the verb klopt).
What does sterkte mean in this context?
While sterkte literally means "strength," it is the standard Dutch word used at the optician for your glasses or contact lens "prescription."
Why use klopt to say something is right?
The verb kloppen literally means "to beat" or "to knock," but it is extremely common in everyday Dutch to mean "to be correct" or "to add up" (for example, dat klopt means "that is correct").
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