Breakdown of Daarna proberen we de verwerking af te ronden.
daarna
after that
proberen
to try
we
we (unstressed form of wij)
te
to (infinitive marker)
afronden
to complete / to finish (wrap up, round off)
de verwerking
the processing
Questions & Answers about Daarna proberen we de verwerking af te ronden.
How is the noun verwerking formed here, and what is its gender?
It is formed by taking the verb verwerken (to process) and adding the suffix -ing to turn the action into a noun (nominalization). A highly useful rule to remember is that all nouns created with this -ing suffix are de words!
If I need to talk about multiple processes, what is the plural of verwerking?
Like the vast majority of nouns ending in the -ing suffix, it takes an -en ending in the plural. So, "the processings" (or "the processing tasks") would be de verwerkingen.
Why is te sandwiched in the middle of af te ronden?
The main verb in this sentence is proberen (to try), which requires a te + infinitive construction. Because the verb to finish/wrap up is afronden, which is a separable verb, the word te must be placed between the separable prefix (af) and the core verb (ronden). Notice that it splits into three separate words: af te ronden.
Why use afronden to mean "to finish" instead of a word like beëindigen?
Afronden literally means "to round off" and is the most natural, professional way to say "to wrap up", "to finalize", or "to successfully complete a task" in Dutch. Beëindigen usually means "to terminate" or "to put a hard stop to something" (like a contract or a subscription), which wouldn't make sense for completing administrative processing.
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