Breakdown of Het filiaal maakt jaarlijks een verlies.
het filiaal
the branch (of a business or store)
jaarlijks
annual / annually
Questions & Answers about Het filiaal maakt jaarlijks een verlies.
How does filiaal differ from other words for "branch" or "department", like afdeling or tak?
Het filiaal specifically refers to a physical branch location of a larger business, such as a local chain supermarket or a bank branch. A tak is a broader branch or division of an industry, while an afdeling is a department within an organization (like the HR or sales department).
Can I leave out the word een in een verlies maken?
Yes, it is actually very common to just say verlies maken (without een) when talking about losing money in general, much like how we say "making profit" (winst maken). Using een verlies treats the loss as a specific, standalone financial result for that year. At a B2 level, you should also know the common business idiom verlies draaien (to run at a loss).
Why is it jaarlijks without an -e at the end?
Because it is functioning as an adverb in this sentence, telling us how often the branch makes a loss. Dutch adverbs do not take the -e ending. You would only add the -e if it were used as an adjective placed directly in front of a noun, such as het jaarlijkse verlies (the annual loss).
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