Breakdown of Bovendien zal de investering u veel tijd besparen.
u
you (formal)
veel
much / many / a lot of
de tijd
the time
zullen
shall / will
bovendien
moreover
besparen
to save (money/time)
de investering
the investment
Questions & Answers about Bovendien zal de investering u veel tijd besparen.
Why is the verb zal placed before the subject de investering?
Because the sentence starts with the adverb bovendien (moreover). Whenever you start a main clause with a connector like bovendien, daarnaast, or verder, the conjugated verb must take the second position. This pushes the subject to the third position, right after the verb. This rule is known as inversion.
Can I use daarnaast or verder instead of bovendien here?
Yes, they are very similar in meaning and function. Daarnaast (additionally) and verder (furthermore) also add new information to a previous point. Because they are all adverbs, starting the sentence with any of them will trigger the exact same verb-second word order: Daarnaast zal de investering... or Verder zal de investering....
Why is besparen at the very end of the sentence?
This sentence uses the auxiliary verb zal (will) to express the future tense. In Dutch, the conjugated verb takes the second position in the sentence, while the main action verb (besparen) gets pushed to the very end as an infinitive.
Why does the sentence use u instead of je or jij?
u is the formal word for "you" (acting here as an object pronoun meaning "to you"). Because talking about an investment (de investering) is usually a professional or business topic, formal language is the most natural choice. If you were giving advice to a close friend, you could replace u with je.
Learn Bovendien zal de investering u veel tijd besparen and more in Dutch
All course content and exercises are completely free — no paywalls, no trial periods, no signup needed.
- ✓ Practice with interactive exercises
- ✓ Track your progress with spaced repetition
- ✓Learn at your own pace — completely free