Breakdown of Deze auto belemmert de doorgang en heeft geen ontheffing.
en
and
de auto
the car
hebben
to have
geen
no / not any
Questions & Answers about Deze auto belemmert de doorgang en heeft geen ontheffing.
Why use belemmert instead of a simpler word like blokkeert?
Blokkeren (to block) would also work perfectly here. However, belemmeren (to obstruct, hinder, or impede) elevates the language to a more formal, official register. This fits well with words like ontheffing (exemption), making it sound like a police report or a formal parking notice.
What exactly is an ontheffing?
An ontheffing is an official exemption or waiver from a rule. In Dutch traffic and parking contexts, it usually refers to a special permit—for example, allowing residents or delivery vans to enter a pedestrian zone or park where others cannot.
How would I use the formal conjunction daar (seeing that / since) with this sentence?
Because this sentence uses formal vocabulary, it pairs perfectly with daar to explain a consequence. If you add daar to the beginning, it turns this statement into a subordinate clause, pushing the verbs to the end: Daar deze auto de doorgang belemmert en geen ontheffing heeft, wordt hij weggesleept (Since this car obstructs the passage and has no exemption, it is being towed).
Why is there no subject after en? Should it be 'en hij heeft'?
You could say en hij heeft, but it is not necessary. Just like in English, when two main clauses are linked by a coordinating conjunction like en and share the exact same subject (deze auto), you can omit the subject in the second clause to make the sentence flow better.