Breakdown of Wie heeft uw geld beheerd?
hebben
to have
het geld
the money
wie
who
uw
your (formal)
beheren
to manage
Questions & Answers about Wie heeft uw geld beheerd?
Why is the past participle beheerd instead of gebeheerd?
The infinitive of this verb is beheren (to manage). In Dutch, verbs that start with an unstressed prefix like be-, ver-, or ont- are inseparable and do not get a ge- added to their past participle. Therefore, the past participle is just beheerd.
Why does beheerd end with a -d instead of a -t?
This follows the 't kofschip rule. To find the ending, remove -en from the infinitive beheren to get the stem beheer. Because the last letter is r, which is a voiced consonant not found in 't kofschip, the past participle gets a -d.
Could I say jouw geld instead of uw geld?
Yes, you can. uw is the formal version of 'your', while jouw is informal. Because this sentence is about managing money, which usually involves a professional like a bank advisor or accountant, the formal uw is very natural to use here.
Why is beheerd placed at the very end of the sentence?
This is standard Dutch word order for the present perfect tense. The helping verb (heeft) takes the second position, right after the question word Wie, and pushes the past participle (beheerd) all the way to the end of the sentence.
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