Breakdown of Qua specificatie is het project structureel haalbaar.
zijn
to be
het project
the project
het
it
haalbaar
feasible
Questions & Answers about Qua specificatie is het project structureel haalbaar.
Why isn't there an article after qua, like qua de specificatie?
The preposition qua (meaning "in terms of" or "regarding") is followed directly by the bare noun. It doesn't take an article like de or het because it frames the noun as a general category or domain rather than pointing to a specific object.
Could I rewrite this sentence using the -gezien construction from this lesson?
Not easily. The word gezien is typically used with adjectives (e.g., technisch gezien for "technically speaking"). Since specificatie is a noun, you can't just say specificatie gezien. You would have to create a compound adjective like specificatietechnisch gezien, which makes qua specificatie the much more natural and direct choice here.
Does starting the sentence with a qua phrase always trigger verb inversion?
Yes. The phrase Qua specificatie acts as the first element in the sentence. Because Dutch follows the V2 (verb-second) rule, the verb is must take the second position, which pushes the subject het project directly behind the verb.
What is the literal translation of haalbaar?
It translates literally to "achievable" or "attainable". It is made up of the verb halen (to reach, get, or make it) and the suffix -baar (the exact equivalent of the English suffix "-able"). In professional contexts, it is the standard word for "feasible" or "viable".