voegzame
Voegzame is a linguistic term used in Dutch grammar to describe elements that function to connect or add information across units of discourse. The word is formed from voeg, meaning to join or attach, and the suffix -zaam, which forms adjectives indicating a characteristic. In some descriptive grammars, voegzame items are treated as connectors that contribute to cohesion by linking clauses, sentences, or larger discourse segments. The term is not universally standardized and its scope varies between grammars.
In practice, voegzame elements can cover a broad range of linking devices, including certain conjunctions and
The exact definition is theory-dependent. In cohesion-focused analyses, voegzame is used to describe any element whose
See also: voegwoord, verbindingswoord, discourse marker, cohesion, syntactic connectives.