Breakdown of Mijn broer komt ook mee.
ook
also / -ever (concessive particle)
de broer
the brother
komen
to come
mijn
my
Questions & Answers about Mijn broer komt ook mee.
Why is mee at the very end of the sentence?
This is because the main verb here is actually meekomen (to come along). It is a separable verb. In a main clause like this, the verb splits: the conjugated part (komt) takes the second position in the sentence, and the prefix (mee) gets pushed all the way to the end.
Why does the sentence use mee instead of met?
In Dutch, met (with) is a preposition and always needs an object after it, like met mij (with me). When there is no specific person or thing mentioned after it, you use mee instead. Here, it acts as a prefix for the separable verb meekomen.
Why is ook placed before mee?
Because mee is the separated prefix of the verb meekomen, it is strictly forced to the very end of the clause. Therefore, words like ook (too/also) or niet (not) must be placed before it.