Breakdown of Wij bevelen deze exclusieve aanbieding aan.
wij
we
deze
this / these
de aanbieding
the offer
aanbevelen
to recommend
exclusief
exclusive
Questions & Answers about Wij bevelen deze exclusieve aanbieding aan.
How would this sentence change if I started it with Bovendien (Moreover)?
Because bovendien is an adverbial connector that takes the first position in the sentence, it triggers verb-second (V2) inversion. The conjugated verb (bevelen) must stay in the second position, pushing the subject (wij) to the third position. The sentence becomes: Bovendien bevelen wij deze exclusieve aanbieding aan.
Why is aan sitting at the very end of the sentence?
The verb used here is aanbevelen (to recommend), which is a separable verb. In a standard main clause, the conjugated part (bevelen) takes the second position, while the separable prefix (aan) is pushed all the way to the end of the sentence.
The dictionary form of the adjective is exclusief. Why is it spelled exclusieve here?
Aanbieding is a de-word (which is true for almost all Dutch nouns ending in -ing). Because it is preceded by deze, the adjective must get an -e ending. When adding this -e, the final f in exclusief changes to a v to keep the pronunciation smooth, resulting in exclusieve.
What does bevelen mean without the aan part?
On its own, the verb bevelen means 'to command' or 'to order'. Adding the separable prefix aan- changes the meaning entirely to 'to recommend'.
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