Ik zoek een studiemethode om sneller te leren.

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Breakdown of Ik zoek een studiemethode om sneller te leren.

• leren: to learn
• om: for
• een: a, an

Questions & Answers about Ik zoek een studiemethode om sneller te leren.

What does om … te mean in the sentence “Ik zoek een studiemethode om sneller te leren.”

Om … te + infinitive is a purpose construction in Dutch, equivalent to English “in order to” or simply “to.” Here, “om sneller te leren” means “to learn faster.”

Why is the adverb sneller placed before te leren instead of after the verb?

In Dutch te-infinitive clauses, adverbs usually come before the te. So you say “om sneller te leren”, not “om te sneller leren.”

Why do we use een before studiemethode instead of het or nothing?

Studie­methode is a common-gender, singular noun. Since you’re looking for any study method (not a specific one), you need the indefinite article “een” (a). If you referred to a specific, known method you’d use “de” (the).

Why is studiemethode one word and not two separate words like “studie methode”?

Dutch typically forms compounds by fusing nouns together. Studie + methode become the single word studiemethode, indicating it’s a fixed concept.