Word
Sommige alinea's verwijzen naar onbekende bronnen, hoewel dat absoluut onacceptabel is.
Meaning
Some paragraphs refer to unknown sources, although that is absolutely unacceptable.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Sommige alinea's verwijzen naar onbekende bronnen, hoewel dat absoluut onacceptabel is.
zijn
to be
dat
that (het-words)
hoewel
although
sommige
some
Questions & Answers about Sommige alinea's verwijzen naar onbekende bronnen, hoewel dat absoluut onacceptabel is.
Why does the plural alinea's have an apostrophe before the 's'?
In Dutch, nouns ending in a single open vowel (like a, i, o, u, or y) take an apostrophe-s for the plural. This ensures the pronunciation of the vowel remains long. If it were written as alineas, the final syllable would incorrectly sound like a short 'a'.
Is naar always the preposition used with verwijzen?
Yes, verwijzen naar is a fixed verb-preposition combination meaning 'to refer to'. You will also see it used when directing someone somewhere, such as a doctor giving a medical referral (een verwijzing naar de specialist).
How could we rewrite the second half of this sentence using the formal structure geacht worden te (to be expected to) from this lesson?
Why does the verb is get pushed to the very end of the sentence here?
The conjunction hoewel (although) is a subordinating conjunction. In Dutch, subordinating conjunctions introduce a dependent clause, which always forces the conjugated verb (is) all the way to the end of that clause.