Word
De polishouder vraagt om de noodreparatie.
Meaning
The policyholder asks for the emergency repair.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of De polishouder vraagt om de noodreparatie.
vragen om
to ask for
de polishouder
the policyholder
de noodreparatie
the emergency repair
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Questions & Answers about De polishouder vraagt om de noodreparatie.
Why is it vraagt and not vragen?
Because vraagt is the conjugated form of the verb vragen for a third-person singular subject.
Here the subject is de polishouder, which is singular, so Dutch uses:
- ik vraag
- jij vraagt
- hij/zij/de polishouder vraagt
So vraagt means asks.
Why do you need om after vraagt?
In Dutch, vragen om often means to ask for or to request something.
So:
- vragen = to ask
- vragen om = to ask for
That is why vraagt om de noodreparatie means asks for the emergency repair.
Without om, vragen often sounds more like asking a question, or asking someone something:
- Hij vraagt een medewerker iets. = He asks an employee something.
- Hij vraagt om hulp. = He asks for help.
What does polishouder mean exactly?