Breakdown of Er schijnt een probleem te zijn omtrent het perceel.
zijn
to be
een
a/an
het probleem
the problem
er
there (existential)
te
to (infinitive marker)
schijnen
to seem / be said to (hearsay)
omtrent
regarding / concerning
het perceel
the plot / the parcel (of land)
Questions & Answers about Er schijnt een probleem te zijn omtrent het perceel.
Could I just use over instead of omtrent here?
Why does the sentence use schijnt instead of lijkt for seems?
While both can translate to seems, schijnen specifically implies that you heard it from someone else (hearsay) or read it somewhere. If you used lijkt, it would mean appears to be based on your own direct observation or impression. So er schijnt een probleem te zijn means I heard or read that there is a problem.
Why is omtrent het perceel at the very end of the sentence, after the verb te zijn?
What makes perceel different from a normal piece of land?
Perceel is a formal, administrative term used in real estate and law. It specifically refers to a registered plot or parcel of land. In casual conversation you might say stuk grond, but perceel is the correct term for official property discussions, which is why it pairs so well with the formal preposition omtrent.
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