Word
Hij belooft de beoordeling te schrijven.
Meaning
He promises to write the assessment.
Part of speech
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Breakdown of Hij belooft de beoordeling te schrijven.
hij
he / it (referring to a 'de'-word)
schrijven
to write
beloven
to promise
te
to (infinitive marker)
Questions & Answers about Hij belooft de beoordeling te schrijven.
How does the suffix -ing work in the word beoordeling?
It turns the verb beoordelen (to assess or judge) into a noun. Adding the suffix -ing to a verb stem generally refers to the action itself or the result of that action, so beoordeling means the assessment or the evaluation. Note that all Dutch nouns created this way are de words.
Can beoordeling also be used to mean a review online?
Yes! While it often means a formal evaluation (like a performance review at work), beoordeling is also the standard word used for customer reviews, star ratings, or product reviews on websites.
Why do we need te before schrijven here?
The main verb beloven (to promise) requires te + infinitive for the second action. Unlike modal verbs (like kunnen or moeten) which take a bare infinitive, most other verbs in Dutch that link to a second verb require te, which is placed right before the infinitive at the end of the sentence.
Why does belooft have a double 'o' and an 'f' when the infinitive is beloven?