Breakdown of Om plagiaat te voorkomen, word je geacht je bronnen te vermelden.
jij
you
jouw
your
te
to (infinitive marker)
om
in order to
de bron
the source
vermelden
to mention / to state
voorkomen
to prevent
geacht worden te
to be expected to
het plagiaat
the plagiarism
Questions & Answers about Om plagiaat te voorkomen, word je geacht je bronnen te vermelden.
How exactly does the phrase geacht worden te work in this sentence?
The verb achten means to deem or to consider. In the passive voice, geacht worden te plus an infinitive means "to be deemed to" or "to be expected to". It is a formal, polite way to state a strong rule or requirement. Here, it is combined with vermelden (to mention) to mean "you are expected to mention".
Why is it word je and not wordt je?
When the subject jij or je comes directly after the present-tense verb, the -t ending is dropped. Because this sentence starts with the subordinate clause Om plagiaat te voorkomen, the main clause must use word order inversion, putting the verb word right before the subject je.
Why are there two je's so close to each other in word je geacht je bronnen?
They look the same but have different grammatical roles. The first je is the subject pronoun (you) for the verb word. The second je is the possessive pronoun (your) attached to bronnen (sources).
Why does te vermelden come at the very end of the sentence?
The phrase geacht worden te triggers an infinitive clause. In Dutch, the te + infinitive part (te vermelden) is pushed to the end of that clause, wrapping around the object je bronnen (your sources).
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