Breakdown of De oplevering van het gebouw is vandaag.
zijn
to be
vandaag
today
het gebouw
the building
van
from (possession, starting point) / made of
de oplevering
the delivery (handover of a building or project)
Questions & Answers about De oplevering van het gebouw is vandaag.
How is the word oplevering formed, and what verb does it come from?
It is a nominalization (a noun made from a verb) of the separable verb opleveren (to hand over, yield, or complete). By taking the verb stem (oplever) and adding the suffix -ing, we get the noun de oplevering (the handover or delivery).
Does oplevering mean the same kind of delivery as getting a package in the mail?
No, and this is an important distinction! For delivering a parcel or food, you would use de bezorging or de levering. De oplevering is specifically used for the official handover or completion of a major project, like a newly constructed building or an IT system.
Is there a reliable rule for knowing if oplevering takes de or het?
Yes! Every abstract noun created by adding the -ing suffix to a verb stem is automatically a de word. Because of this rule, you instantly know it is de oplevering without having to memorize it individually.
The word gebouw looks like it has a prefix. Is it also made from a verb?
Yes, it is! While oplevering is nominalized using the -ing suffix, het gebouw (the building) is formed by adding the prefix ge- to the stem of the verb bouwen (to build). Nouns formed with the ge- prefix in this way almost always take het.
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