Breakdown of Hebben jullie de hardware qua technische specificaties gecontroleerd?
jullie
you (plural)
hebben
to have
controleren
to check
qua
in terms of, regarding
de hardware
the hardware
technisch
technical
de specificatie
the specification
Questions & Answers about Hebben jullie de hardware qua technische specificaties gecontroleerd?
How exactly does qua work with the noun phrase here?
qua is a preposition meaning "in terms of" or "with regard to." It is used to limit the scope of a statement. Notice that it is followed immediately by the noun phrase technische specificaties; you typically don't put articles like de or het immediately after qua.
Could I rewrite this sentence using the -gezien suffix instead of qua?
Not without changing the sentence structure completely. The suffix -gezien attaches to adjectives (e.g., technisch gezien, meaning "technically speaking"). Because you want to use a specific noun phrase (technische specificaties), you must use qua. The rule of thumb is: qua + noun, but adjective + -gezien.
Why is the phrase qua technische specificaties placed right before the verb at the end?
In Dutch word order, the direct object (de hardware) typically comes before prepositional phrases that describe the circumstances of the action. Because qua technische specificaties limits how the checking was done, it acts as an adverbial phrase and sits in the middle field, right before the past participle (gecontroleerd).
As a quick refresher, why does technische get an -e at the end?
specificaties is a plural noun. Whenever an adjective is placed directly before a plural noun, it takes the -e ending, regardless of whether the singular noun is a de or het word.
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