Breakdown of Uitgaande van deze hypothese, zullen we vanavond niets vreemds waarnemen.
wij
we
deze
this / these
vanavond
tonight
zullen
shall / will
niets
nothing
vreemd
strange / weird
waarnemen
to observe (with the senses)
uitgaande van
assuming / based on (starting from a premise)
de hypothese
the hypothesis
Questions & Answers about Uitgaande van deze hypothese, zullen we vanavond niets vreemds waarnemen.
How does uitgaande van work here, and what is its literal meaning?
Uitgaande van comes from the verb uitgaan van, which literally means "to go out from" but is used figuratively to mean "to start from the assumption that" or "assuming". By adding -de, it becomes a present participle (similar to an "-ing" word in English) used to set up the logical premise for the rest of the sentence.
What is the difference in nuance between uitgaande van and afgaande op?
You use uitgaande van when you are starting from an abstract premise, theory, or assumption, such as a hypothese. You use afgaande op when you are making a deduction based on visible evidence, physical clues, or outward appearances (for example, "judging by the look on his face").
Why does the main clause use the inverted word order zullen we instead of we zullen?
Why does the adjective vreemd have an -s added to the end?
When an adjective follows an indefinite pronoun like iets (something), niets (nothing), veel (much), or wat (some), it gets an -s added to the end. Therefore, niets vreemds is the required grammar to say "nothing strange".
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