Dutch is the business language in the Netherlands and in the Flemish region of Belgium. mots Tercüme translates contracts, logistics documents, commercial correspondence and company papers between Dutch and Turkish.
The Netherlands and the Flemish region
The Dutch of the Netherlands and the Dutch of Belgium differ in some terms, in habits of address and in official expressions. If it is known at the outset which country the document is going to, terms are chosen accordingly.
Logistics and foreign trade
The Dutch ports are a major transit point for cargo bound for Europe. Transport documents, customs correspondence and warehousing contracts make up a significant share of Dutch jobs.
Company types
Company types such as B.V. and N.V. are not translated; they are kept together with the trade name. The chamber of commerce registration number is carried over in the form found in the source.
A business language intertwined with English
In the Netherlands part of business correspondence runs in English, while official documents are in Dutch. A file may contain the two languages side by side; which document prevails in which language is made clear at the outset.
The ij letter combination
In Dutch "ij" is treated as a single sound, and at the beginning of a sentence both letters are capitalised together. This rule is observed in the spelling of proper names and trade names.
Direct style
Dutch business correspondence uses a short, direct style. The long courtesy expressions that come from Turkish are simplified in the Dutch text; the content is not changed.
Number and date format
In Dutch the decimal separator is a comma, the thousands separator is a full stop and the date is written in the order day, month, year. This format is preserved in financial documents.
Trade carried by the diaspora
Entrepreneurs of Turkish origin in the Netherlands and Belgium create a bilingual flow of documents in trade with Turkey. In these jobs it is important that the same company documents stay consistent in both Dutch and Turkish.
Contracts and general terms
Dutch companies frequently attach their own general terms to a commercial relationship. In translating these terms, the clause structure and the cross-references are preserved exactly.
Compound words
Dutch, like German, forms compound words. In Turkish these words are usually rendered with a noun phrase, and the same rendering is used throughout the document.
From Dutch into Turkish
When official texts with a Dutch source are carried over into Turkish, if there is no official Turkish equivalent for the name of an institution, the original name is kept and an explanation is added.
When certification is needed
The Netherlands and Belgium are parties to the Apostille Convention. For documents to be submitted to an official authority, the sworn translation and apostille chain is planned at the start of the job.
Services requested together
Dutch jobs most often come under legal translation, notarised translation and technical translation.
Summary
In Dutch corporate translation the files are usually bilingual: the official document in Dutch, the correspondence in English. If it is determined at the outset which document prevails in which language, the file stays consistent.