Breakdown of Door het registreren van de diagnose vermijden we het risico.
het
it
van
from (possession, starting point) / made of
we
we (unstressed form of wij)
door
through
het risico
the risk
vermijden
to avoid
de diagnose
the diagnosis
registreren
to register (record, document)
Questions & Answers about Door het registreren van de diagnose vermijden we het risico.
How does Door het registreren van de diagnose replace a full clause here?
This is the nominal style the lesson covers. Instead of a full subordinate clause like Doordat we de diagnose registreren, we turn the verb registreren into a noun by adding het before it. We then connect its object, de diagnose, using the preposition van.
Why is the main clause inverted to vermijden we?
The entire phrase Door het registreren van de diagnose acts as one long prepositional phrase occupying the first position in the sentence. Because the sentence starts with something other than the subject, the finite verb (vermijden) and the subject (we) must swap places to satisfy the verb-second rule.
Could I use met instead of door to translate the English 'by'?
No, you should use door. In Dutch, door indicates the means or cause by which an action is achieved, similar to 'by means of' or 'through' in English. When reducing a clause that expresses a method or cause, door is the standard preposition to pair with the het + infinitive structure.
Is there another way to reduce this clause without using the van structure?
Yes, you could use an infinitive construction with te: Door de diagnose te registreren. The nominal style used in this sentence (door het registreren van) sounds slightly more formal and administrative, which perfectly fits a professional context like recording a medical diagnosis.
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