Breakdown of De oprichter zoekt projecten waarvan het rendement heel hoog is.
zijn
to be
zoeken
to look for
heel
very
het project
the project
hoog
high / tall
waarvan
whose / of which
de oprichter
the founder (companies, organizations)
het rendement
the return (on investment) / the yield
Questions & Answers about De oprichter zoekt projecten waarvan het rendement heel hoog is.
Why do we use waarvan instead of wiens for 'whose' here?
In English, 'whose' works for both people and things. In Dutch, wiens is generally reserved for masculine or neuter people. For plural nouns and inanimate things like projecten (projects), you must use the pronominal adverb waarvan (literally 'whereof' or 'of which').
How would the word order change if we applied this lesson's topic and started the sentence with Stel dat (Suppose that)?
Stel dat introduces a subordinate clause, which pushes the conjugated verb to the end of that clause. It would become: Stel dat de oprichter projecten zoekt waarvan het rendement heel hoog is. Notice how zoekt moves to the end of its clause, right before the waarvan relative clause begins.
Why is the verb is at the very end of the sentence?
The word waarvan introduces a relative clause that describes the projects. Because a relative clause is a type of subordinate clause, it follows subordinate word order and forces the conjugated verb (is) to the very end.
What verb does the noun oprichter (founder) come from?
It comes from the separable verb oprichten, which means 'to found', 'to establish', or 'to set up'. Adding the suffix -er turns the verb into the person performing the action.
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