Breakdown of Vanwege de krapte veranderen we de breedte.
veranderen
to change
we
we (unstressed form of wij)
vanwege
because of / due to (reason)
de breedte
the width
Questions & Answers about Vanwege de krapte veranderen we de breedte.
How does the -te suffix work for krapte and breedte?
The suffix -te turns adjectives describing physical properties or dimensions into nouns. Breed (wide) becomes de breedte (the width). Krap (tight or scarce) becomes de krapte (the tightness or shortage). All nouns formed this way are de-words.
Why use vanwege here instead of doordat or omdat?
Vanwege translates to "because of" or "due to" and is a preposition followed directly by a noun phrase like de krapte. Words like omdat and doordat mean "because" and require a completely new clause with a subject and a verb at the end.
Why is the word order veranderen we and not we veranderen?
This is an example of inversion. Because the sentence begins with the prepositional phrase Vanwege de krapte instead of the subject, the verb and subject swap places. This keeps the verb veranderen in the second grammatical position.
Can krapte refer to physical tightness, or just an abstract shortage?