Breakdown of Volgens de statistieken kampen twee van de vijf mensen met stress.
twee
two
vijf
five
met
with
de mens
the human / person
de stress
the stress
volgens
according to
kampen
to struggle (with)
de statistiek
the statistic
van
out of (in ratios, e.g. two out of five)
Questions & Answers about Volgens de statistieken kampen twee van de vijf mensen met stress.
Why does this sentence use van de instead of op de for the ratio?
Both twee van de vijf and twee op de vijf mean 'two out of five' and are virtually interchangeable in daily use. However, van de is often preferred when talking about a part of a specific group ('two of the five'), while op de is slightly more abstract and used for general statistical rates ('two on every five').
If the phrase is twee van de vijf mensen, does the verb agree with twee or mensen?
It agrees with the plural number twee. In Dutch statistical phrases, the verb matches the quantity of the ratio's subject. If the sentence were about one person, like één van de vijf mensen, the verb would be singular: kampt.
Why does the verb kampen come before the subject twee van de vijf mensen?
This is the classic Dutch V2 (verb-second) rule in action. Because the sentence starts with the prepositional phrase Volgens de statistieken in position one, the verb kampen must take the second position. The entire subject twee van de vijf mensen is then pushed to position three.
What is the exact meaning of kampen met?
Kampen met is a fixed verb phrase that means 'to struggle with', 'to battle', or 'to suffer from'. It is almost always used for negative things that require effort to deal with, such as an illness, a shortage, or stress.
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