About This Lesson
Use Clarifying file requirements to practice Dutch conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.
Dialogue
A
Kun je de eisen voor mij verduidelijken?
koon yuh duh EYE-zun vohr may ver-DOY-duh-luh-kuhn Could you clarify the requirements for me?
B
Welk deel is onduidelijk?
velk dayl is on-DOW-duh-luk Which part is unclear?
A
Ik weet niet zeker welk bestandsformaat ik moet gebruiken.
ik vayt neet ZAY-kur buh-STAHNTS-for-MAHT ik moot guh-BROY-kuhn I'm not sure which file format to use.
B
Gebruik voor de definitieve versie het standaardformaat voor documenten.
guh-BROYK vohr duh day-fuh-NEE-tee-vuh VER-see hut STAHN-dahrt-for-MAHT vohr daw-kyoo-MEN-tuhn Use the standard document format for the final version.
A
Heb je een voorbeeld dat ik kan volgen?
hep yuh uhn VOHR-baylt daht ik kahn VOL-ghuhn Do you have an example I can follow?
B
Ik kan een voorbeeld van een vergelijkbaar verzoek sturen.
ik kahn uhn VOHR-baylt vahn uhn vuh-GHEH-luh-bahr vuh-ZOOK STUR-uhn I can send a sample from a similar request.
A
Dat zou me helpen begrijpen wat ik moet aanleveren.
daht zowt muh HEL-puhn buh-GH-RAY-puhn vaht ik moot AHN-lay-vuh-run That would help me understand what to deliver.
B
Stuur me een bericht als er nog iets onduidelijk is.
STUR muh uhn buh-RIKHT ahls ur nokh EETS on-DOW-duh-luk is Send me a note if anything else is unclear.Word by Word
Kun
In “Kun je de eisen voor mij verduidelijken?”, “Kun” asks whether the other person can clarify something, making the question polite. It is a form of kunnen used with je; a common pattern is Kun je + infinitive. You would use it when asking someone to do something.
je
In “Kun je de eisen voor mij verduidelijken?”, “je” means you, the person being asked. It appears after Kun in this question. Reuse je when addressing one person in a request or question.
de
In “de eisen”, “de” means the and identifies the specific requirements being discussed. It comes directly before eisen. Reuse de + noun when referring to a specific thing or group.
eisen
In “de eisen”, “eisen” means the requirements that need clarification. It is the plural form of eis, and de comes before it here. Use eisen for requirements that someone must meet in a task or request.
voor
In “voor mij”, “voor” means for and marks the person who benefits from the clarification. It combines with mij in this request. Reuse voor + person when saying that something is intended for someone.
mij
In “voor mij”, “mij” means me, the person for whom the clarification is requested. It follows the preposition voor here. Reuse voor mij when saying that something is for you as the speaker.
verduidelijken
In “de eisen voor mij verduidelijken”, “verduidelijken” means to clarify or make the requirements clear. It is the infinitive after Kun. Reuse Kun je + infinitive when asking someone to make information easier to understand.
Welk
In “Welk deel”, “Welk” asks which one among the possible parts. It comes directly before deel in the question. Reuse welk + noun when asking about a specific choice.
deel
In “Welk deel”, “deel” means part, referring to one section of the requirements. It is the noun selected by Welk. Use deel when asking or explaining which section of something is involved.
is
In “is onduidelijk”, “is” says that the part has the state of being unclear. It links deel with onduidelijk in a description. It is a form of zijn; reuse is + description to state how something is.
onduidelijk
In “Welk deel is onduidelijk?”, “onduidelijk” means unclear and describes the part that needs explanation. It follows is in this sentence. Reuse is + onduidelijk when saying that information or a part is not clear.
Ik
In “Ik weet niet zeker”, “Ik” means I and marks the speaker as the person who is uncertain. It comes before weet here. Reuse Ik + verb when stating your own knowledge or action.
weet
In “Ik weet niet zeker”, “weet” means know and expresses the speaker’s knowledge. It is a form of weten used with Ik; niet follows it here to make the statement negative. Reuse Ik weet when stating what you know.
niet
In “Ik weet niet zeker”, “niet” makes the statement negative, so the speaker is not sure. It comes after weet and before zeker in this sentence. Reuse niet before the word or phrase being negated.
zeker
In “Ik weet niet zeker”, “zeker” means sure or certain. Together with niet, it shows uncertainty about which file format to use. Reuse zeker when describing whether you are certain about something.
bestandsformaat
In “welk bestandsformaat ik moet gebruiken”, “bestandsformaat” means file format, the format the speaker needs to choose. It names the thing that will be used. Reuse bestandsformaat when discussing how a file should be saved or submitted.
moet
In “moet gebruiken”, “moet” means must or need to and expresses the required action. It is a form of moeten and is followed by the infinitive gebruiken here. Reuse moet + infinitive when stating that someone is required to do something.
gebruiken
In “welk bestandsformaat ik moet gebruiken”, “gebruiken” means use, referring to using a file format. It is the infinitive after moet. Reuse moet + object + gebruiken when saying which thing someone is required to use.
Gebruik
In “Gebruik voor de definitieve versie het standaardformaat voor documenten”, “Gebruik” tells the other person to use the standard format. It is the command form of gebruiken, and the object het standaardformaat appears later in the sentence. Use it when giving a direct instruction to one person.
definitieve
In “de definitieve versie”, “definitieve” means final and identifies the version intended for completion. It is the form of definitief used before versie here. Reuse definitieve + noun for something designated as final.
versie
In “de definitieve versie”, “versie” means version, here the final version of the document. It follows definitieve in the noun phrase. Use versie when distinguishing one saved or delivered version from another.
het
In “het standaardformaat”, “het” means the and introduces the specific standard format. It is placed directly before standaardformaat here. Reuse het + noun when referring to a specific item in a het-noun phrase.
standaardformaat
In “het standaardformaat voor documenten”, “standaardformaat” means standard format, the format recommended for the final version. It is preceded by het. Reuse standaardformaat when referring to an agreed or usual format for documents.
documenten
In “voor documenten”, “documenten” means documents, the type of material the standard format is for. It follows voor in this phrase. It is the plural of document; reuse voor + documenten when saying something is for documents.
Heb
In “Heb je een voorbeeld dat ik kan volgen?”, “Heb” asks whether the other person has an example available. It is a form of hebben used with je. Reuse Heb je + noun? when asking someone whether they have something.
een
In “een voorbeeld”, “een” introduces one non-specific example. It comes directly before voorbeeld. Reuse een + singular noun when referring to one item without specifying which one.
voorbeeld
In “een voorbeeld”, “voorbeeld” means an example or sample to follow. The same word appears in “een voorbeeld van een vergelijkbaar verzoek”, where it refers to a sample from a similar request. Reuse voorbeeld when asking for a model to guide your work.
dat
In “een voorbeeld dat ik kan volgen”, “dat” introduces the clause describing which example is meant. The following clause explains that the speaker can follow the example. Reuse dat + clause after a noun when adding information about it.
kan
In “dat ik kan volgen”, “kan” expresses that the speaker is able to follow the example. It is a form of kunnen used with ik and comes before the infinitive volgen. Reuse ik kan + infinitive when saying what you are able to do.
volgen
In “dat ik kan volgen”, “volgen” means follow, referring to using the example as a guide. It is the infinitive after kan. Reuse kan + object + volgen when saying that someone can follow a model or instruction.
van
In “van een vergelijkbaar verzoek”, “van” means from and identifies the request the sample comes from. It directly introduces een vergelijkbaar verzoek here. Reuse voorbeeld van + source when naming where an example comes from.
vergelijkbaar
In “een vergelijkbaar verzoek”, “vergelijkbaar” means similar and describes the request as like the current one. It comes before verzoek in the noun phrase. Reuse vergelijkbaar + noun when comparing one item with another.
verzoek
In “een vergelijkbaar verzoek”, “verzoek” means request, the type of earlier task from which the sample came. It follows vergelijkbaar. Use verzoek when referring to something that someone has asked for or submitted.
sturen
In “Ik kan een voorbeeld van een vergelijkbaar verzoek sturen”, “sturen” means send, referring to sending the sample. It is the infinitive after kan. Reuse kan + object + sturen when saying that you can send something.
zou
In “Dat zou me helpen”, “zou” presents the help as a possible result: receiving the sample would help. It is a form of zullen used with Dat in this sentence. Reuse zou + infinitive when describing what would happen or what would help under a condition.
me
In “zou me helpen”, “me” means me, the person who would receive the help. It is placed between zou and helpen in this sentence. Reuse me when describing an action or effect directed at the speaker.
helpen
In “Dat zou me helpen begrijpen”, “helpen” means help, describing the benefit the sample would provide to the speaker. It is the infinitive after zou. Use helpen when describing assistance given to a person.
begrijpen
In “me helpen begrijpen”, “begrijpen” means understand, the thing the sample would help the speaker do. It is an infinitive after helpen. Reuse helpen + infinitive when one action makes another action easier.
wat
In “wat ik moet aanleveren”, “wat” introduces the content the speaker needs to understand. The following clause identifies what must be delivered. Reuse wat + clause when asking or describing what something is.
aanleveren
In “wat ik moet aanleveren”, “aanleveren” means deliver or submit, specifically provide the required material. It is the infinitive after moet. Reuse moet + object + aanleveren when stating what material someone must submit.
Stuur
In “Stuur me een bericht”, “Stuur” instructs the other person to send a message. It is the command form of sturen, with me as the recipient and een bericht as the thing sent. Use it when asking one person to send something.
bericht
In “Stuur me een bericht”, “bericht” means message or note, the communication the person should send. It follows een in the phrase. The exact pattern Stuur me een bericht can be reused when asking someone to contact you.
als
In “als er nog iets onduidelijk is”, “als” introduces the condition for sending a message: the message is needed if something else remains unclear. It links the instruction with a condition. Reuse als + clause for an if-condition.
er
In “als er nog iets onduidelijk is”, “er” helps introduce the unspecified thing that may be unclear; it does not refer to a named place here. It appears before nog iets in this clause. Reuse er in similar expressions that say that something exists or remains.
nog
In “nog iets”, “nog” means still or additionally, indicating that another unclear thing may remain. It modifies iets in this conditional clause. Reuse nog when saying that something continues or that an additional item remains.
iets
In “nog iets”, “iets” means something, referring to any additional matter that may be unclear. It follows nog here. Reuse nog iets when checking whether there is another thing to address.
Grammar Points
Bijvoeglijk naamwoord met -e vóór een zelfstandig naamwoord
de definitieve versie
duh day-fuh-NEE-tee-vuh VER-seethe final version
In Dutch, an adjective usually gets -e before a noun with a definite article such as de.
Dutch Vocabulary
bestandsformaat
noun
buh-STAHNTS-for-MAHT
file format
definitieve
adj
day-fuh-NEE-tee-vuh
final
documenten
noun
daw-kyoo-MEN-tuhn
documents
eisen
noun
EYE-zun
requirements
Gebruik
verb
guh-BROYK
use
gebruiken
verb
guh-BROY-kuhn
to use
onduidelijk
adj
on-DOW-duh-luk
unclear
standaardformaat
noun
STAHN-dahrt-for-MAHT
standard format
verduidelijken
verb
ver-DOY-duh-luh-kuhn
to clarify
versie
noun
VER-see
version
voorbeeld
noun
VOHR-baylt
example; sample
weet
verb
vayt
know
Quiz
Word Order
Arrange the words in the correct order.
Which part is unclear?
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Welk deel is onduidelijk?Spelling
Tap the letters to spell the word.
unclear
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onduidelijkto use
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gebruikenrequirements
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eisenuse