Breakdown of Voor zover ik kan zien, is het niet oplaadbaar.
ik
I
zijn
to be
niet
not
zien
to see
het
it
kunnen
can
voor zover
as far as / to the extent that
oplaadbaar
rechargeable
Questions & Answers about Voor zover ik kan zien, is het niet oplaadbaar.
How is oplaadbaar formed from the verb opladen, and what happens to the separable prefix op-?
Oplaadbaar comes from the separable verb opladen (to charge). To add the suffix -baar (meaning "-able" or "capable of"), you take the stem of the verb (laad), keep the separable prefix attached at the front (op-), and add -baar. Separable prefixes always stay firmly attached to the stem when creating these adjectives.
Could I use tot zover instead of voor zover to mean "as far as"?
No, they are used differently. Voor zover means "to the extent that" or "as far as" (as in the common phrase voor zover ik weet - as far as I know). Tot zover means "up to this point" or "so far" (as in tot zover deze presentatie - that's it for this presentation).
Why is the word order inverted to is het in the second half of the sentence?
This is the classic V2 (verb-second) rule. The entire subordinate clause (Voor zover ik kan zien) takes up the first position of the main sentence. Because the main verb must come second, the verb (is) is placed immediately after the comma, jumping in front of its subject (het).
Why are kan and zien grouped together right before the comma?
The conjunction voor zover introduces a subordinate clause, which forces all verbs to the end of that clause. Because there is a conjugated modal verb (kan) and an infinitive (zien), they form a verb cluster at the very end of the subclause.
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