Breakdown of Volgende week gaan we met het project beginnen.
met
with
gaan
to go / to go off (of an alarm)
het project
the project
de week
the week
Questions & Answers about Volgende week gaan we met het project beginnen.
Why is beginnen at the very end of the sentence?
In Dutch, when you use the verb gaan to talk about the future, it pushes the main action verb to the very end of the sentence. Here, gaan takes the standard verb spot, and the full infinitive beginnen (to start) sits at the very end.
Why does the sentence say gaan we instead of we gaan?
This is because of a rule called inversion. If you start a sentence with anything other than the subject, like the time phrase Volgende week, the verb and the subject swap places. So, we gaan becomes gaan we.
Why do we need the word met here? The English translation just says 'start the project'.
In Dutch, you don't just start a project, you start with a project. The verb beginnen usually requires the preposition met when you mention the activity or object you are starting.
Why does Volgende have an -e at the end?
The word for week is a 'de' word (de week). When an adjective comes before a de noun, it gets an -e added to the end. The base word is volgend, which becomes volgende.