Breakdown of Druk op de link om het bestand te openen.
openen
to open
de link
the link
het bestand
the file
drukken
to press
Questions & Answers about Druk op de link om het bestand te openen.
How would I change this to say 'Press on it' if the link was already mentioned?
This is where demonstrative pronominal adverbs come in! You cannot say druk op het in Dutch. Instead, you combine the preposition op with a word like daar (there) or er (it/there). 'Press on it' becomes Druk erop or Druk daarop.
Why do we use om and te here instead of just te openen?
The om ... te structure translates to 'in order to'. While English often just uses 'to' (as in 'to open the file'), Dutch uses om [object] te [infinitive] to show the clear purpose or goal of an action.
Why is het bestand placed before te openen?
In an om ... te clause, the verb with te is always pushed to the very end of the sentence. Any objects, like het bestand (the file), must come between om and te openen.
Is druk op a fixed combination?
Yes, when you want to say 'to press a button' or 'to click a link', Dutch uses the verb drukken followed by the preposition op (literally 'press on'). Here it is used as an imperative (command), so the sentence starts with Druk op.
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