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Climate change

15 min de leitura · voltooid verleden tijd · als we eerder hadden gehandeld...

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Vocabulário

de klimaatveranderingclimate change
de uitstootthe emissions
duurzaamsustainable
de opwarmingthe warming
het broeikaseffectthe greenhouse effect
hernieuwbaarrenewable
de zeespiegelthe sea level
de CO2-voetafdrukthe carbon footprint
de droogtethe drought
de overstromingthe flood
het milieuthe environment
de energietransitiethe energy transition

Discussing Climate Change in Dutch

The past perfect tense (voltooid verleden tijd) is essential for discussing what could have been done differently. It is formed with had + past participle.

Als we eerder hadden gehandeld, was de schade beperkt gebleven. (If we had acted earlier, the damage would have remained limited.) This is a conditional sentence about a missed opportunity in the past.

The structure is: Als + subject + past participle + had/hadden, main clause with was/waren + past participle. Note the verb order: in the als-clause, had goes to the end.

For future consequences: Als we niets doen, zal de zeespiegel stijgen (If we do nothing, the sea level will rise). Tegen 2050 zullen we... (By 2050 we will...).

Key environmental expressions: De uitstoot moet omlaag (Emissions must go down), We moeten overstappen op hernieuwbare energie (We must switch to renewable energy).

For expressing urgency: Het is hoog tijd dat... (It's high time that...), We kunnen het ons niet veroorloven om... (We cannot afford to...).

Expressões

Als we eerder hadden gehandeld...If we had acted earlier...
De uitstoot moet drastisch omlaagEmissions must go down drastically
Het is hoog tijd dat we handelenIt is high time we act
We stappen over op groene energieWe are switching to green energy
De gevolgen zijn niet te overzienThe consequences are immeasurable
Tegen 2050 zal de temperatuur...By 2050 the temperature will...

Erros frequentes

~~Als we hadden eerder gehandeld~~
Als we eerder hadden gehandeld
In als-clauses, hadden goes to the end, after the adverb and past participle.
~~Als we eerder handelden, was de schade beperkt~~
Als we eerder hadden gehandeld, was de schade beperkt gebleven
For unreal past conditions, use the past perfect (hadden gehandeld), not simple past.
~~De zeespiegel zal stijgen met 2050~~
De zeespiegel zal tegen 2050 stijgen
Use tegen (by) for deadlines, not met (with).
~~We moeten overstappen aan groene energie~~
We moeten overstappen op groene energie
Overstappen takes the preposition op, not aan.
~~Het is hoge tijd dat we handelen~~
Het is hoog tijd dat we handelen
The fixed expression is hoog tijd (not hoge tijd). Hoog stays uninflected here.

Quiz rápido

Pergunta 1 de 5

Como se diz «the sea level» em holandês?

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