No. 275 in Dutch
waarop
"Waarop" means "on which" or "upon which" in English.
In a sentence
Dit is de dag waarop alles veranderde.
This is the day on which everything changed.
In this sentence, 'waarop' is used to indicate a point in time (the day) when an event (everything changed) happened.
Ik zoek een boek waarop ik mijn keuze kan baseren.
I am looking for a book on which I can base my decision.
Here, 'waarop' refers to an abstract reference, indicating a book and connecting it to the action of basing a decision.
De tafel waarop het glas staat, is van hout.
The table on which the glass stands is made of wood.
In this example, 'waarop' involves a spatial relationship, where the table is described as the surface bearing the glass.
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