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1. Mijn schouders doen pijn nadat ik de hele dag aan deze kleine tafel heb gewerkt.

   My shoulders hurt after working at this small table all day.

   Mijn

   my

   schouders

   shoulders

   doen pijn

   hurt

   nadat

   after

   ik

   I

   de hele dag

   all day

   aan

   at

   deze

   this

   kleine

   small

   tafel

   table

   gewerkt

   worked

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   Mijn means “my” here. It is a possessive determiner placed before schouders; mijn does not change for singular/plural or for the gender of the noun. Compare mijn tafel (“my table”) and mijn schouders (“my shoulders”). schouders is the plural of schouder, “shoulder.” The plural ending is -s; the singular would be schouder. doen pijn is a common Dutch construction meaning that a body part hurts. In this sentence, doen is the present-tense plural form of doen because its subject is plural: mijn schouders. The noun pijn means “pain,” but the complete construction is naturally translated as “hurt.” With a singular body part, Dutch uses doet pijn: Mijn schouder doet pijn means “My shoulder hurts.” nadat introduces a clause meaning “after.” The clause after it describes an event that happened earlier than the main clause. Dutch subordinate clauses commonly place the finite auxiliary toward the end, as in nadat ik ... heb gewerkt (“after I have worked ...”). ik is the first-person singular pronoun, “I.” It is the subject of the subordinate clause. The form for “we” is wij or the unstressed we, so ik cannot be replaced by either when the speaker means only themself. de hele dag means “all day” or “the whole day.” hele is the adjective meaning “whole/entire,” and it has the attributive form used here before dag with the definite article de. The phrase expresses the duration of the work, not a separate action. aan marks the location associated with the activity: aan een tafel werken means “to work at a table.” Dutch uses aan in this pattern rather than treating the table as the direct object of werken. deze means “this” and points to a singular nearby or contextually selected noun. It agrees with the common-gender noun tafel, which takes de; the corresponding plural demonstrative is also deze, while dit is used with a singular het-word. kleine means “small.” Its base form is klein; before the definite article de and the noun tafel, it takes the attributive ending -e: de kleine tafel. The comparative is kleiner (“smaller”), as in een kleinere tafel (“a smaller table”). tafel means “table.” Its plural is tafels. In this sentence it is the location of the work, not something being worked on. gewerkt is the past participle of werken, “to work.” The form appears with the auxiliary heb in ik ... heb gewerkt, the perfect construction meaning “I have worked” or, in this time sequence, “I worked.” In the nadat clause, the auxiliary and participle occur at the end: nadat ik ... heb gewerkt. Together, Mijn schouders doen pijn says “My shoulders hurt.” nadat ik de hele dag aan deze kleine tafel heb gewerkt adds the earlier activity: “after I worked all day at this small table.” The complete utterance therefore means “My shoulders hurt after working at this small table all day.”

2. Je werkplek belast je lichaam, vooral omdat de monitor zo laag staat.

   Your setup is hard on your body, especially with the monitor so low.

   werkplek

   workplace; setup

   belast

   strains

   lichaam

   body

   vooral omdat

   especially because

   monitor

   monitor

   zo laag

   so low

   staat

   is positioned

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   werkplek means a workplace or work setup. It is a compound noun: werk means “work” and plek means “place,” but the whole word names the place or arrangement where you work. Dutch compounds are written as one word. Example: Mijn werkplek is klein. — “My workspace is small.” belast is the present-tense form of belasten, “to strain” or “to place a load on.” Here, je werkplek is the subject and je lichaam is the direct object: the setup strains your body. The form belast is used with hij, zij, or het, and also with a singular noun such as werkplek; with ik, the form is belast, while with wij it is belasten. Example: Deze houding belast mijn rug. — “This posture strains my back.” lichaam means “body.” Its plural is lichamen. In this sentence, je before it is a possessive meaning “your,” so je lichaam means “your body.” Example: Ik beweeg mijn lichaam. — “I move my body.” vooral omdat introduces the especially important reason for what was just stated: “especially because.” vooral means “especially,” and omdat introduces a subordinate clause giving a reason. In Dutch, the finite verb in an omdat clause normally comes at the end of that clause. monitor means “monitor” or “computer screen.” It is a noun used here as the subject of the reason clause. Example: De monitor staat op het bureau. — “The monitor is on the desk.” zo laag means “so low.” laag is the adjective/adverb meaning “low”; the form is not a comparative here. The zo intensifies it, indicating a notably low position or level. The comparative is lager (“lower”), and the superlative is het laagst (“the lowest”). Example: Het scherm hangt te laag. — “The screen is hanging too low.” staat is the third-person singular present form of staan, “to stand” or, for an object, “to be positioned.” With an object such as a monitor, it describes its position rather than saying that it is literally standing on its feet. The form chain is staan → staat for hij/zij/het; with ik, the present form is also sta, and with wij, staan. In the clause de monitor zo laag staat, the verb is at the end because the clause begins with omdat. Together, Je werkplek belast je lichaam says “Your work setup strains your body.” Vooral omdat de monitor zo laag staat adds the main highlighted reason: “especially because the monitor is positioned so low.” The complete utterance therefore means: “Your setup is hard on your body, especially with the monitor so low.”

3. Ik kan hem met boeken hoger zetten totdat ik een goede standaard koop.

   I could raise it with books until I buy a proper stand.

   Ik kan

   I could

   hem

   it

   boeken

   books

   hoger

   higher

   zetten

   put / place

   totdat

   until

   goede

   good

   standaard

   stand

   koop

   buy

   More detail

   Ik kan combines the subject ik (“I”) with kan, the present-tense first-person singular form of kunnen (“can”). Here it presents raising the item as a possible action; the fixed English translation uses “could” for the contextual meaning. After a modal such as kan, the other verb normally appears as an infinitive later in the clause. hem is the singular object form corresponding to hij. In this sentence it means “it” because the object is the item being raised; the surrounding context identifies the monitor as the item under discussion. Dutch uses hem for a singular masculine/common-gender object, while a neuter singular object is commonly referred to with het. boeken is the plural of boek (“book”). The phrase met boeken means “with books”: the books are used as supports or spacers. Met is not included in the selected phrase entry, but it connects boeken to the raising method. hoger is the comparative form of hoog (“high”): hoog → hoger → hoogst (“highest”). It describes a greater height here, so hem hoger zetten means “raise or position it higher.” zetten is the infinitive of zetten, a versatile verb meaning “put,” “place,” or “set.” With a position or height, as here, it describes placing something in a new position. The construction kan ... zetten uses the modal followed by the infinitive: “can/could ... place.” totdat means “until” and introduces the time limit for the action. In the subordinate clause after totdat, the finite verb comes at the end: ik een goede standaard koop. goede is the form of the adjective goed (“good”) used before the noun standaard. Dutch adjectives commonly take -e before a singular de-word, so goed becomes goede here. This describes the stand as suitable or proper in the intended meaning; the adjective itself carries the inflection, not standaard. standaard is a noun meaning “stand” here: a support designed to hold something. It is a de-word, which is why the preceding adjective appears as goede. The sentence contrasts the temporary support made with books with the stand that will be bought. koop is the first-person singular present form of kopen (“buy”): ik koop, jij koopt, zij kopen. Because it is in the totdat clause, it appears at the end. It refers to buying the stand, not to buying the books. Together, Ik kan hem met boeken hoger zetten means “I could raise it higher with books.” totdat ik een goede standaard koop adds the endpoint “until I buy a proper stand.” The complete utterance therefore means: “I could raise it with books until I buy a proper stand.”

4. Dat zou je houding verbeteren.

   That would help your posture.

   Dat

   that

   zou

   would

   je

   your

   houding

   posture

   verbeteren

   improve; help

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   Dat is a demonstrative pronoun meaning “that.” Here it is the subject, referring to the measure or arrangement under discussion; the translation confirms that reading without specifying a more exact noun. Dutch also uses dat with a neuter singular noun, but no noun is stated here. Example: Dat is handig. — “That is useful.” zou presents the result as conditional or hypothetical: “would.” It is a form of zullen used here with an infinitive. Example: Dat zou helpen. — “That would help.” je before a noun is the possessive form “your,” so je houding means “your posture.” The same spelling je can also mean “you” in other positions; context and word order determine its role. jouw can be used for emphasis: jouw houding — “your posture.” houding is the noun “posture” here. It can also mean a person’s attitude or stance in another context, but the fixed translation selects the physical-posture sense. Example: Een goede houding is belangrijk. — “Good posture is important.” verbeteren is the infinitive “to improve.” After zou, Dutch keeps the lexical verb in the infinitive: zou verbeteren — “would improve.” In this sentence, improving posture naturally corresponds to “help your posture” in the fixed translation. Example: Oefeningen kunnen je houding verbeteren. — “Exercises can improve your posture.” Together, Dat zou gives “That would,” je houding gives “your posture,” and verbeteren completes the conditional verb phrase: “That would improve your posture.” The fixed translation expresses the same result naturally as “That would help your posture.”

5. Je moet ook controleren of de schittering van het raam het scherm beïnvloedt.

   You should also check whether glare from the window is affecting the screen.

   Je moet

   you must / you need to

   ook

   also

   controleren

   check

   of

   whether

   schittering

   glare

   raam

   window

   scherm

   screen

   beïnvloedt

   affects

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   Je moet means “you need to” or “you must.” moeten is the base form; moet is its present-tense form with je here. It expresses necessity or a strong recommendation, while Je zou moeten controleren would be softer: “You should check.” ook means “also” or “too.” It adds this action to something already relevant; its exact position can vary, but here it comes directly after Je moet. controleren is the infinitive “to check.” After a modal verb such as moeten, Dutch uses the infinitive: Je moet controleren (“You must check”), not a finite form after moet. Example: Je moet de deur controleren. — “You must check the door.” of introduces an embedded yes-or-no question and means “whether” here. The pattern controleren of ... means “check whether ...”; it does not mean the conjunction “or” in this sentence. Example: Ik controleer of het werkt. — “I’m checking whether it works.” schittering is the noun “glare” or “shimmering brightness” here. Its base form is schittering; the related verb schitteren means “to shine” or “to sparkle,” but schittering names the visible brightness itself. In this sentence, it is the source of the possible effect on the screen. raam means “window.” The phrase van het raam means “from the window”: van marks the source or relation, and het is the definite article used with this noun. Example: Het raam is open. — “The window is open.” scherm means “screen.” In het scherm, the noun appears with the definite article het; the phrase is the object being potentially affected. Example: Het scherm is helder. — “The screen is bright.” beïnvloedt means “affects” in this sentence. Its base form is beïnvloeden (“to affect”); beïnvloedt is the present-tense form for a third-person singular subject, here de schittering. The final -t is part of this inflection. Example: Het licht beïnvloedt het beeld. — “The light affects the image.” Together, Je moet ook controleren gives “You should/need to also check,” and of de schittering van het raam het scherm beïnvloedt gives “whether glare from the window is affecting the screen.” The full utterance therefore means: “You should also check whether glare from the window is affecting the screen.”

6. Door het zonlicht in de middag is het scherm moeilijk te lezen.

   The afternoon sunlight makes the screen difficult to read.

   Door

   because of; due to

   zonlicht

   sunlight

   in de middag

   in the afternoon

   scherm

   screen

   moeilijk

   difficult

   te lezen

   to read

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   Door introduces a cause and is followed here by het zonlicht: “because of the sunlight.” It is a preposition, so the noun phrase after it has the form required after door. For a human cause, door can also mean “by,” as in geschreven door Anna (“written by Anna”); that is a different use from the cause expressed here. zonlicht means sunlight. It is a compound noun made from zon (“sun”) and licht (“light”), but the complete word refers to sunlight as one noun. With the definite article, the phrase is het zonlicht; het is part of the noun phrase and is not a separate numerical claim. in de middag gives the time: “in the afternoon.” In is the preposition, and de middag is the noun phrase after it. This time phrase can be reused with other activities, for example in de middag werken — “to work in the afternoon.” The first part, Door het zonlicht in de middag, is a fronted cause-and-time phrase. Because it comes first, Dutch places the finite verb is before the subject het scherm: ... is het scherm .... This word order is common when another clause element occupies the first position. scherm means screen. In this sentence it is the subject of is and the thing that is difficult to read. The form het scherm uses the definite article for this neuter noun. The article is determined by the noun’s grammatical class and definiteness, not by the fact that there is only one screen. moeilijk means difficult or hard. Here it describes how easy or difficult the reading task is. Its comparative is moeilijker (“more difficult”), and its superlative is het moeilijkst (“the most difficult”); the observed form moeilijk is the plain form. te lezen is “to read.” Lezen is the base form, and te lezen is an infinitive construction. After an adjective such as moeilijk, Dutch uses this pattern to describe an action that is difficult: De tekst is moeilijk te begrijpen — “The text is difficult to understand.” The adjective describes the task, while lezen names the task itself. Together, het scherm is moeilijk te lezen means “the screen is difficult to read.” Adding the fronted cause Door het zonlicht in de middag gives the complete meaning: because of the afternoon sunlight, the screen is difficult to read. This corresponds naturally to the fixed translation “The afternoon sunlight makes the screen difficult to read,” although the Dutch wording presents the result as a state caused by the sunlight.

7. Probeer het bureau een beetje te verplaatsen of gebruik het gordijn tijdens gesprekken.

   Try moving the desk slightly, or use the curtain during calls.

   Probeer

   try

   bureau

   desk

   een beetje

   a little; slightly

   te verplaatsen

   to move

   gebruik

   use

   gordijn

   curtain

   tijdens

   during

   gesprekken

   calls; conversations

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   Probeer is the imperative of proberen (“to try”). It gives a direct instruction, and this form does not itself specify whether one person or more than one person is being addressed. Dutch commonly uses proberen + te + infinitive: Probeer te wachten. — “Try to wait.” bureau means “desk” here. Its definite form is het bureau; bureau is a neuter noun, so it takes the article het. In this sentence, het bureau means “the desk,” not merely “a desk.” een beetje softens the amount: “a little” or “slightly.” It can modify an action as here: Draai het een beetje. — “Turn it a little.” The article-like word een in this expression does not by itself assert a numerical count; the whole expression indicates a small degree. te verplaatsen is the infinitive “to move,” from verplaatsen. After proberen, the pattern proberen te introduces the action someone attempts. verplaatsen is not a separable-prefix verb; its infinitive remains one unit, as in Ik verplaats de stoel. — “I move the chair.” The observed form remains the infinitive because it follows te. gebruik is the imperative of gebruiken (“to use”). It gives a direct instruction, and this form does not itself specify whether one person or more than one person is being addressed. Compare the infinitive gebruiken in Je kunt het gordijn gebruiken. — “You can use the curtain.” gordijn means “curtain.” With the definite article, het gordijn means “the curtain.” The noun itself is singular; the article identifies the particular curtain intended in this utterance. tijdens is a preposition meaning “during.” It introduces the time period in which something happens: tijdens de les — “during the lesson.” gesprekken is the plural of gesprek, “conversation” or, in this context, “call.” The ending -en marks the plural here: een gesprek — “a conversation/call,” gesprekken — “conversations/calls.” The fixed translation selects the “calls” sense for this context. Together, Probeer het bureau een beetje te verplaatsen means “Try moving the desk slightly.” The second coordinated option, of gebruik het gordijn tijdens gesprekken, means “or use the curtain during calls.” The complete utterance therefore presents two possible actions: try a small repositioning of the desk, or use the curtain while calls are taking place.

8. Als ik me comfortabeler voel, zou ik ook beter moeten kunnen werken.

   If I feel more comfortable, I should be able to work better too.

   Als

   if; when

   comfortabeler

   more comfortable

   voel

   feel

   zou ik

   I would

   ook

   also; too

   beter

   better

   moeten

   should; have to

   kunnen

   be able to; can

   werken

   work

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   Als introduces a condition: “if” or “when.” Here it opens the condition that the speaker feels more comfortable. A reusable pattern is Als + clause, ... (“If/when ..., ...”). comfortabeler is the comparative form of comfortabel (“comfortable”): comfortabel → comfortabeler (“more comfortable”). It describes a greater degree, not a separate kind of comfort. voel is the first-person singular present form of voelen (“to feel”). In me comfortabeler voel, me is the reflexive pronoun referring back to the speaker: literally, “feel myself more comfortable.” The complete conditional clause is Als ik me comfortabeler voel — “If I feel more comfortable.” zou ik combines zou, the first-person singular form of zullen used here for a conditional or expected result, with the inverted subject ik (“I”). In a main clause after an initial condition, the finite verb comes before the subject: Als ..., zou ik ... (“If ..., I would ...”). ook means “also” or “too.” It adds this result to something already relevant; it does not change the condition. beter is the comparative of goed (“good”): goed → beter (“better”). Here it modifies how the speaker can work: “work better.” moeten is the infinitive of moeten (“must; have to”). With conditional zou, the combination zou moeten commonly expresses “should” or an expected result rather than a direct command. moeten is followed here by another infinitive. kunnen is the infinitive of kunnen (“can; be able to”). The sequence moeten kunnen means “should be able to”: the expected result is ability, not simply an obligation to work. werken is the infinitive of werken (“to work”). After the modal verbs, it remains in the infinitive. A reusable pattern is zou(den) ... moeten kunnen + infinitive, meaning “would/should be able to ...”. Together, Als ik me comfortabeler voel sets the condition. zou ik ook beter moeten kunnen werken gives the expected result: “I should also be able to work better.” The whole utterance is therefore: “If I feel more comfortable, I should be able to work better too.”

9. Kleine aanpassingen zijn belangrijk als je urenlang in dezelfde houding zit.

   Small adjustments matter when you repeat the same position for hours.

   Kleine

   small

   aanpassingen

   adjustments

   zijn

   are

   belangrijk

   important

   als je

   when you

   urenlang

   for hours

   dezelfde

   the same

   houding

   position; posture

   zit

   sit; are sitting

   More detail

   Kleine means “small” here and describes the plural noun aanpassingen. The adjective is based on klein; before a noun, Dutch commonly adds -e, giving kleine. Compare klein in a predicate such as De aanpassing is klein (“The adjustment is small”) with kleine aanpassingen (“small adjustments”). Aanpassingen means “adjustments” here. Its singular is aanpassing, and the ending -en marks the plural: één aanpassing (“one adjustment”), twee aanpassingen (“two adjustments”). Zijn is the present-tense plural form of zijn, “to be.” It agrees with the plural subject kleine aanpassingen: De aanpassing is belangrijk (“The adjustment is important”), but De aanpassingen zijn belangrijk (“The adjustments are important”). Belangrijk means “important” or, in this context, “matter.” It is an adjective and does not receive the plural ending itself in the predicate aanpassingen zijn belangrijk. A useful contrast is onbelangrijk (“unimportant”). Als je introduces the time condition “when you” in this sentence. Je is the informal singular subject pronoun “you”; als can introduce a conditional or temporal clause, and the intended reading here is temporal. For example, Als je klaar bent, beginnen we means “When you are ready, we begin.” Urenlang means “for hours” or “for hours on end.” It expresses an extended duration. It is different from simply naming a time span with uren, as in Ik wacht twee uur (“I wait for two hours”); urenlang emphasizes that something continues for a long stretch. Dezelfde means “the same.” The form has -e before the singular noun houding; Dutch uses this form with de-words such as de houding. Compare dezelfde houding (“the same posture”) with een andere houding (“a different posture”). Houding means “posture” or “position” here: the physical way someone is sitting. Its plural is houdingen. In this sentence, the fixed translation presents the idea as repeating or maintaining the same position for hours; the Dutch wording specifically describes sitting in that same posture. Zit is a present-tense form of zitten, “to sit.” With the subject je, it appears as je zit; Dutch does not use the infinitive after this subject. For example, Je zit naast mij means “You are sitting next to me.” Here it describes the state of sitting in the same posture, not a separate action of placing oneself there. Together, Kleine aanpassingen zijn belangrijk means “Small adjustments matter.” The clause als je urenlang in dezelfde houding zit adds the condition “when you sit in the same position for hours.” Thus the complete utterance means: “Small adjustments matter when you repeat the same position for hours.”

10. Ik kan deze indeling eerst proberen voordat ik iets koop.

    I can try this layout first before buying anything.

    Ik kan

    I can

    deze

    this

    indeling

    layout

    eerst

    first

    proberen

    try

    voordat

    before

    iets

    anything

    koop

    buy

    More detail

    Ik kan means “I can.” Here Ik is the first-person singular pronoun “I,” and kan is the present-tense form of kunnen (“can, be able to”) for ik. Dutch uses kunnen + an infinitive for ability or possibility: Ik kan proberen means “I can try.” The modal verb comes before the infinitive, while the infinitive appears later in the clause. deze means “this” and points to a singular noun in the relevant context. Its form agrees with the noun’s Dutch article type: deze is used with a singular de-word, while dit is used with a singular het-word. The fixed sentence identifies the thing as indeling. indeling means “layout” or “arrangement.” It is a noun formed from indelen (“to arrange or divide up”), but here learn it as the noun for the arrangement being tested. A useful pattern is de indeling van ... (“the layout of ...”). eerst means “first” or “at first.” In this sentence it places the trying before the later purchase: the speaker will try the layout first. For sequence, compare eerst ... daarna ... (“first ..., then ...”). proberen means “to try.” This is the infinitive after the modal kan; it stays in the infinitive rather than taking a present-tense ending. A reusable pattern is iets proberen (“try something”): Ik wil deze optie proberen. — “I want to try this option.” voordat means “before.” It introduces an action that has not happened yet in relation to the main action. A common pattern is voordat + clause: Lees dit voordat je begint. — “Read this before you start.” iets means “something” and, in a negative or non-specific context such as this one, is naturally translated as “anything.” It is an indefinite pronoun, not a noun naming a particular object. iets kopen means “buy something”; with the meaning of this sentence, the whole clause is “before buying anything.” koop is the present-tense form of kopen (“to buy”) for ik or jij/je in an ordinary statement, and here it is used with the understood subject ik: “before I buy.” The infinitive is kopen; compare Ik koop iets. — “I buy something.” After voordat, Dutch uses a finite clause, so the verb is koop rather than the infinitive kopen. Together, Ik kan deze indeling eerst proberen means “I can try this layout first.” The clause voordat ik iets koop adds the condition in time: this trying will happen before the speaker buys anything. The complete utterance therefore means “I can try this layout first before buying anything.”`

11. Dat klinkt logisch, want de goedkoopste oplossing is misschien voldoende.

    That makes sense, because the cheapest solution may be enough.

    Dat

    That; it

    klinkt

    sounds

    logisch

    logical; sensible

    want

    because

    de goedkoopste

    the cheapest

    oplossing

    solution

    misschien

    perhaps; maybe

    voldoende

    enough; sufficient

    More detail

    Dat is a demonstrative pronoun meaning “that” here. It refers to the preceding idea or situation as a whole, rather than naming a specific noun. Dutch demonstratives have different forms depending on grammatical and distance-related contrasts; dat is used with a neuter singular noun or, as here, independently for a neuter singular or proposition-like reference. klinkt comes from klinken, “to sound.” It is the present-tense third-person singular form: klinken → klinkt. In this sentence, it means that something sounds sensible or convincing, not that it produces a literal sound. Example: Dat klinkt goed. — “That sounds good.” logisch means “logical” or, in this context, “sensible.” It is an adjective used after klinkt to describe how the idea seems. Example: Dat klinkt vreemd. — “That sounds strange.” Together, Dat klinkt logisch means “That sounds sensible.” The demonstrative is the subject, and logisch describes the impression produced by the idea. want is a coordinating conjunction meaning “because” here. It introduces the reason for the preceding statement without changing the word order into a subordinate-clause pattern. Example: Ik blijf thuis, want ik ben moe. — “I’m staying home because I’m tired.” goedkoopste in de goedkoopste is the superlative form of the adjective goedkoop, “cheap.” The useful comparison chain is goedkoop — “cheap,” goedkoper — “cheaper,” het goedkoopst or de goedkoopste — “the cheapest.” The ending in goedkoopste has two parts in function: -st forms the superlative, and the final -e is the attributive adjective ending in this definite noun phrase. The definite article de and the following noun determine the phrase’s form; de does not itself assert a numerical quantity. oplossing is a noun meaning “solution.” The phrase de goedkoopste oplossing means “the cheapest solution”: the adjective identifies the solution as the one with the lowest cost among the relevant options. Example: Deze oplossing is goedkoop. — “This solution is cheap.” misschien means “perhaps” or “maybe.” It marks the statement as uncertain rather than definite. Example: Misschien werkt het. — “Maybe it works.” voldoende means “enough” or “sufficient.” Here it is a predicate adjective describing the solution’s adequacy; it does not mean that the solution is merely inexpensive. Example: Dit is voldoende. — “This is sufficient.” Genoeg is another common word for “enough,” often used in contexts such as genoeg tijd (“enough time”), while voldoende is also common in more neutral or formal descriptions of adequacy. The full structure is Dat klinkt logisch (“That sounds sensible”) + want (“because”) + de goedkoopste oplossing (“the cheapest solution”) + is misschien voldoende (“may perhaps be sufficient”). Thus the complete meaning is: “That makes sense, because the cheapest solution may be enough.”