Breakdown of Wij gaan het plan morgen bespreken.
wij
we
morgen
tomorrow
gaan
to go / to go off (of an alarm)
het plan
the plan
Questions & Answers about Wij gaan het plan morgen bespreken.
Why is bespreken all the way at the end of the sentence?
In Dutch, when you use a helping verb like gaan to form the future tense, the main action verb (bespreken) gets pushed to the very end of the sentence in its full dictionary form (the infinitive).
The English translation says 'are going to discuss'. Where is the word for 'to' in the Dutch sentence?
You don't need a separate word for 'to' here. In Dutch, the helping verb gaan pairs directly with the infinitive verb at the end. The infinitive bespreken already carries the meaning of 'to discuss'.
Could I put morgen earlier in the sentence, like Wij gaan morgen het plan bespreken?
Yes, absolutely! Both word orders are perfectly natural. Time words like morgen are quite flexible in the middle of a Dutch sentence, as long as they stay between the first verb (gaan) and the final verb (bespreken).
I know spreken means 'to speak'. How does adding be- to make bespreken change the meaning?
Adding the prefix be- to a verb often makes it target a specific direct object. While spreken is the general act of speaking, bespreken means 'to discuss' or 'to talk about' a specific thing, which in this case is het plan.