Saving Custom Dashboard Views | Learn Dutch in English

Dutch lesson set in a contemporary Amsterdam everyday setting: In a software support exchange, a customer explains why saved dashboard views would help weekly reviews and asks about sharing them with teammates..

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Dialogue

A

Ik zou graag willen dat het dashboard aangepaste weergaven opslaat.

IHK zow KHRAHK VIH-luhn daht hut DASH-bort AHN-khuh-PAHS-tuh WAYR-khah-vuhn OHP-SLAHT. I would like the dashboard to save custom views.
B

Verschillende gebruikers hebben gevraagd om een manier om hun gebruikelijke instellingen te behouden.

Vur-SKHILL-uhn-duh khuh-BROY-kurs HEB-uhn khuh-VRAHKT ohm uh wayt ohm hun khuh-BROY-kuh-luh-kuh IN-stell-ing-un tuh buh-HOW-duhn. Several users have asked for a way to keep their usual setup.
A

Telkens opnieuw filters instellen kost tijd tijdens wekelijkse evaluaties.

TEL-kuns ohp-NEE-oo FILL-turs IN-stell-uhn KAWST TITE duh-runs WAY-kuh-liks-uh ay-vah-loo-WAH-tsees. Switching filters repeatedly wastes time during weekly reviews.
B

Opgeslagen weergaven zouden die routine sneller kunnen maken.

OHP-khuh-SLAH-khuhn WAYR-khah-vuhn ZOW-duhn DEE roo-TEE-nuh SNELL-ur KUN-uhn MAH-kuhn. Saved views could make that routine faster.
A

Het zou handig zijn als weergaven met teamleden gedeeld konden worden.

HUT zow HAHN-dikh ZINE ahls WAYR-khah-vuhn met TEEM-lay-dun khuh-DAYLT KAWN-duhn WOR-duhn. It would be useful if views could be shared with teammates.
B

Bij het delen zijn toestemmingsregels nodig, dus zouden we dat apart kunnen behandelen.

BIE hut DAY-luhn zine TOOS-tem-mihngs-ray-khuls NOH-dikh DUHS ZOW-duhn vuh daht uh-PAHRT KUN-uhn buh-HAHN-duh-luhn. Sharing would need permission rules, so we could treat it separately.
A

Zelfs een persoonlijke versie zou het grootste deel van mijn probleem oplossen.

ZELFS uhn pur-soh-NAY-luh-kuh VAIR-see zow hut KHROHT-stuh DAYL vahn mine proh-BLAYM OHP-loh-suhn. Even a personal version would solve most of my problem.
B

Dan zou de eerste stap zich kunnen richten op opgeslagen weergaven voor persoonlijk gebruik.

DAHN zow duh AYR-stuh STAH P zikh KUN-uhn RIKH-tuhn OHP OHP-khuh-SLAH-khuhn WAYR-khah-vuhn vohr pur-soh-NAYL-uk khuh-BROYK. Then the first step could focus on private saved views.

Word by Word

Ik Ik means “I” here: the speaker refers to themself. It commonly appears before the verb when stating a personal request or experience, as in Ik zou graag willen dat het dashboard aangepaste weergaven opslaat.
zou Zou makes the request in Ik zou graag willen dat het dashboard aangepaste weergaven opslaat less direct, corresponding here to “would.” It is commonly used with graag willen to express a polite wish or request.
graag Graag expresses that the speaker would gladly or willingly like something in Ik zou graag willen dat het dashboard aangepaste weergaven opslaat. It is commonly used with willen when stating a polite wish.
willen Willen means “to want” and introduces the desired situation in Ik zou graag willen dat het dashboard aangepaste weergaven opslaat. A common pattern is willen dat followed by a clause describing what someone wants.
dat Dat introduces the clause describing what the speaker wants: dat het dashboard aangepaste weergaven opslaat. It commonly follows verbs such as willen when the desired action is expressed in a full clause.
het Het is the definite article meaning “the” in het dashboard. It comes directly before dashboard to identify the particular dashboard being discussed.
dashboard Dashboard refers to the software screen that displays the relevant information. In this dialogue it is the subject that saves the custom views, as in het dashboard aangepaste weergaven opslaat.
aangepaste Aangepaste means “custom” or “customized” and describes the views in aangepaste weergaven. It is placed before the noun to show that the views have been modified for the user’s needs.
weergaven Weergaven means “views,” here referring to saved configurations or displays of a dashboard. It combines naturally with describing words before it, as in aangepaste weergaven and opgeslagen weergaven.
opslaat Opslaat means “saves” in the clause het dashboard aangepaste weergaven opslaat. The form is used with the singular subject het dashboard and takes the saved item as its object.
Verschillende Verschillende means “several” in Verschillende gebruikers, indicating more than one user. It is placed before a plural noun when describing a group of people or things.
gebruikers Gebruikers means “users,” here the people who have requested the feature. In software contexts it commonly refers to people using a service or application.
hebben Hebben means “have” in hebben gevraagd, forming the statement that users have asked for something. It commonly combines with a completed verb form to describe a past action that is relevant now.
gevraagd Gevraagd means “asked” in hebben gevraagd. It is the completed form related to vragen and is commonly used with vragen om when specifying what was requested.
om Om means “for” in gevraagd om een manier, introducing the thing the users requested. The pattern vragen om can be used before a requested object or solution.
een Een means “a” in een manier, introducing one non-specific way. It is used before a singular noun when the listener does not need a specific previously identified item.
manier Manier means “way” or “method” in een manier om hun gebruikelijke instellingen te behouden. The pattern een manier om describes a method for achieving the action that follows.
hun Hun means “their” in hun gebruikelijke instellingen, referring back to the users. It is placed before the noun or noun phrase that belongs to those people.
gebruikelijke Gebruikelijke means “usual” or “customary” and describes the settings in hun gebruikelijke instellingen. It is placed before the noun to identify the settings the users normally use.
instellingen Instellingen means “settings,” here the users’ usual configuration choices. In software contexts it commonly refers to options that determine how an application behaves or appears.
te Te marks the infinitive in om hun gebruikelijke instellingen te behouden, meaning “to keep their usual settings.” The pattern om ... te is used to describe the purpose or intended action of een manier.
behouden Behouden means “to keep” or “retain” in hun gebruikelijke instellingen te behouden. It takes the thing being retained as its object, here the settings.
Telkens Telkens means “each time” or “repeatedly” in Telkens opnieuw filters instellen. It highlights that the same action happens on every repetition, especially in a recurring task.
opnieuw Opnieuw means “again” and adds repetition to filters instellen in Telkens opnieuw filters instellen. Together with telkens, it describes having to perform the same setup repeatedly.
filters Filters means “filters,” the settings used to limit or select displayed information. In this dialogue it is the object of instellen, forming the software expression filters instellen.
instellen Instellen means “to set” or “configure” in filters instellen. It can be used with a setting or option as its object when describing configuration work.
kost Kost means “costs” in filters instellen kost tijd, where the repeated activity is said to consume time. A common pattern is something kost tijd when an activity takes time or effort.
tijd Tijd means “time” in kost tijd. The pattern kost tijd is used to say that an activity requires time.
tijdens Tijdens means “during” and places the activity within the period of wekelijkse evaluaties. It is followed by a noun or noun phrase naming the event or period.
wekelijkse Wekelijkse means “weekly” and describes the evaluaties in wekelijkse evaluaties. It is placed before the noun to show that the evaluations happen every week.
evaluaties Evaluaties means “reviews” or “evaluations,” here the weekly sessions during which the dashboard is used. It is a plural noun referring to repeated assessment or review events.
Opgeslagen Opgeslagen means “saved” in Opgeslagen weergaven, describing views that have already been stored. It is related to opslaan and is used before the noun as a description of the views.
zouden Zouden presents the effect of the saved views as a possible result in Opgeslagen weergaven zouden die routine sneller kunnen maken. Together with kunnen, it expresses that the views could make the routine faster.
die Die means “that” in die routine and points back to the routine of repeatedly setting filters. It is placed before the noun it identifies.
routine Routine means “routine,” here the repeated process involved in weekly reviews. It can be described by an adjective or demonstrative such as die routine.
sneller Sneller means “faster” in die routine sneller kunnen maken, describing an improvement in speed. The pattern iets sneller maken means to make something faster.
kunnen Kunnen means “could” in zouden die routine sneller kunnen maken and expresses possibility or ability. It is followed by the infinitive maken in this construction.
handig Handig means “useful” or “handy” in Het zou handig zijn als weergaven met teamleden gedeeld konden worden. It evaluates the proposed sharing feature as practically beneficial.
zijn Zijn means “be” in Het zou handig zijn, completing the description that the feature would be useful. After zou, the infinitive zijn is used in this pattern.
als Als means “if” in als weergaven met teamleden gedeeld konden worden and introduces the condition for the feature being useful. The pattern het zou ... zijn als can present a useful hypothetical situation.
met Met means “with” in met teamleden, identifying the people involved in sharing the views. It commonly appears before the person or group with whom something is shared.
teamleden Teamleden means “teammates” or “team members,” here the people who might receive shared views. It is used after met to identify the sharing partners.
gedeeld Gedeeld means “shared” in gedeeld konden worden. It names the action applied to the views, while konden worden makes the meaning “could be shared.”
konden Konden expresses “could” or “were able to” in gedeeld konden worden. It works with gedeeld and worden to describe a possible passive action: the views could be shared.
worden Worden is the auxiliary meaning “be” in gedeeld konden worden, completing the passive construction. In this dialogue it shows that the views receive the action of sharing rather than performing it.
Bij Bij means “in the case of” or “when dealing with” in Bij het delen. It introduces the situation in which permission rules are needed and can be followed by a noun phrase naming that situation.
delen Delen means “sharing” or “to share” in Bij het delen, where the activity is treated as the situation under discussion. It is also used when describing sharing something with another person or group.
toestemmingsregels Toestemmingsregels means “permission rules,” the rules needed to control who can share or access the views. In this context it refers specifically to the requirements created by sharing.
nodig Nodig means “needed” or “necessary” in zijn toestemmingsregels nodig. It is commonly used to state that a particular thing is required for an action or feature.
dus Dus means “so” or “therefore” and links the need for permission rules to the proposed separate treatment. It is useful for introducing a conclusion or consequence after an explanation.
we We means “we,” referring to the people discussing or handling the feature. It is the subject of behandelen in zouden we dat apart kunnen behandelen.
apart Apart means “separately” in dat apart kunnen behandelen. It shows that the sharing issue would be handled as a distinct topic rather than together with private saved views.
behandelen Behandelen means “to handle” or “to treat” in dat apart kunnen behandelen. It is used with an object when describing how a topic, issue, or feature will be dealt with.
Zelfs Zelfs means “even” and emphasizes that a personal version would already solve most of the speaker’s problem. It commonly appears before the person or thing being presented as a sufficient minimum.
persoonlijke Persoonlijke means “personal” and describes the versie in een persoonlijke versie. It identifies a version intended for one person rather than shared use.
versie Versie means “version,” here one possible form of the saved-view feature. It can be combined with an adjective before it to specify what kind of version is meant.
grootste Grootste means “greatest” or “largest” in het grootste deel van mijn probleem. In this expression it emphasizes that the personal version would solve most of the problem.
deel Deel means “part” or “portion” in het grootste deel van mijn probleem. The pattern een deel van identifies part of a larger thing or situation.
van Van means “of” in deel van mijn probleem and connects the part to the whole problem. The pattern deel van is used before the thing of which only a portion is meant.
mijn Mijn means “my” in mijn probleem, showing that the problem belongs to the speaker. It is placed before the noun it identifies.
probleem Probleem means “problem,” here the difficulty caused by repeatedly setting filters. It is the object of oplossen in zou het grootste deel van mijn probleem oplossen.
oplossen Oplossen means “to solve” in zou het grootste deel van mijn probleem oplossen. It commonly takes a problem or other difficulty as its object.
Dan Dan means “then” and signals the next proposal in the conversation. It is useful for introducing a consequence or next step based on what was just agreed.
de De is the definite article in de eerste stap, meaning “the.” It identifies a specific step in the proposed development process.
eerste Eerste means “first” and describes stap in de eerste stap. It identifies the initial item in an ordered process.
stap Stap means “step,” here a stage in developing the feature. In de eerste stap it refers to the initial stage of the proposed approach.
zich Zich is the reflexive element in zich kunnen richten op and refers back to de eerste stap. Together with richten op, it forms the pattern for saying that something focuses on a topic.
richten Richten means “to focus” or “direct” in zich richten op opgeslagen weergaven voor persoonlijk gebruik. The reusable pattern zich richten op identifies the subject or topic of the focus.
op Op means “on” or “toward” in zich richten op. It is the preposition required by the expression zich richten op when naming the focus.
voor Voor means “for” in voor persoonlijk gebruik and indicates the intended purpose. It commonly introduces the person, group, or purpose something is intended for.
persoonlijk Persoonlijk means “personal” in persoonlijk gebruik, describing use intended for an individual rather than a shared group. The phrase voor persoonlijk gebruik identifies something intended for private use.
gebruik Gebruik means “use” in voor persoonlijk gebruik, naming the purpose for which the saved views are intended. The phrase voor persoonlijk gebruik is a reusable way to describe private or individual use.

Grammar Points

graag willen + infinitief

Ik wil graag een aangepaste weergave opslaan.

IHK VIL KHRAHK uhn AHN-khuh-PAHS-tuh WAYR-khah-vuh OHP-slahn.

I would like to save a custom view.

In Dutch, graag willen expresses “would like to”; the second verb stays in the infinitive.

de grootste + zelfstandig naamwoord

Het grootste probleem oplossen.

hut KHROHT-stuh proh-BLAYM OHP-loh-suhn.

Solve the biggest problem.

The superlative uses -ste: groot becomes grootste before a noun.

Dutch Vocabulary

aangepast adj
AHN-khuh-pahst custom aangepaste
behouden verb
buh-HOW-duhn keep; retain
dashboard noun
DASH-bort dashboard
gebruikelijk adj
khuh-BROY-kuh-luk usual gebruikelijke
gebruiker noun
khuh-BROY-kur user gebruikers
graag willen phrase
KHRAHK VIH-luhn would like to

Ik zou graag willen dat het dashboard aangepaste weergaven opslaat.

instelling noun
IN-stell-ing setting instellingen
manier noun
mah-NEER way; manner
opslaan verb
OHP-SLAHN save opslaat
verschillend adj
vur-SKHILL-uhnt different; several Verschillende
vragen verb
VRAH-khun ask; request gevraagd
weergave noun
WAYR-khah-vuh view weergaven

Quiz

Spelling

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dashboard

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user

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ask; request

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way; manner

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