Word
Uit het rapport blijkt dat het ziekteverzuim stijgt.
Meaning
The report shows that sick leave is increasing.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Uit het rapport blijkt dat het ziekteverzuim stijgt.
het
it
uit
out of / from
dat
that (conjunction)
blijken
to turn out / to appear
Questions & Answers about Uit het rapport blijkt dat het ziekteverzuim stijgt.
Why does the Dutch sentence start with Uit when the English translation starts with The report?
The Dutch verb blijken means to be apparent or to emerge, and it is fixed to the preposition uit (from). A literal translation would be From the report it is apparent that... English usually phrases this more actively as The report shows..., which makes the report the subject, unlike in the Dutch structure.
What is the grammatical subject of the verb blijkt in this sentence?
The entire subclause dat het ziekteverzuim stijgt acts as the subject. The verb blijkt sits in the second position, directly after the opening phrase Uit het rapport. You are essentially saying that the fact that sick leave is increasing is what is apparent from the report.
Could I use laten zien instead of blijken uit to say that the report shows something?
Yes, you could absolutely say Het rapport laat zien dat... However, uit iets blijken is a very natural and slightly more formal phrasing in Dutch. It is the standard, preferred way to talk about conclusions drawn from research, data, or official documents.
How is the word ziekteverzuim formed and what does it literally mean?
It is a compound noun combining ziekte (illness or sickness) and verzuim (absence, default, or failure to show up). Together, it forms the standard term used in Dutch workplaces and news reports for sick leave or employee absenteeism.