prestatieve

Prestatieve is an adjectival form in Dutch derived from prestatie, meaning performance or achievement. It denotes something that is related to or concerned with performance, outcomes, or attainment. The suffix -ieve is used to form adjectives from nouns in formal or technical language, giving prestatieve a specialized tone.

In practice, prestatieve is encountered in contexts such as education, management, and engineering to describe criteria, measurements, or analyses tied to performance. Common collocations include prestatieve eisen (performance requirements), prestatieve criteria (performance criteria), and prestatieve metingen (performance measurements). In many instances, however, Dutch speakers opt for more common compounds like prestatie-eisen or prestatiecriteria, with prestatieve serving to emphasize the relationship to performance rather than the performance itself.

Usage notes: Prestatieve tends to appear in written, formal or technical texts rather than ordinary speech. When clarity is preferred, speakers often use prestatie- compounds (prestatie-eisen, prestatiecriteria) rather than the adjectival form. In English, the equivalents are usually translated as "performance-related," "performance-based," or "achievement-related," depending on context.

See also: prestatie, prestatie-eisen, prestatiecriteria, prestatiedata, prestatiegericht.

Example sentences: De prestatieve analyse evalueert de effectiviteit van de interventie. De studenten moeten voldoen aan prestatieve eisen. In English: The performance-related analysis evaluates the effectiveness of the intervention; The students must meet the performance requirements.