Breakdown of Daarnaast gebruiken wij geavanceerde technologie.
wij
we
gebruiken
to use
de technologie
the technology
daarnaast
additionally
geavanceerd
advanced
Questions & Answers about Daarnaast gebruiken wij geavanceerde technologie.
Why is the verb gebruiken placed before the subject wij?
Because of the V2 (verb-second) rule! In a main Dutch clause, the conjugated verb must always sit in the second position. Since this sentence starts with the connecting word daarnaast (position 1), the verb gebruiken takes position 2. This forces the subject wij to swap places and come directly after the verb, which is called inversion.
Literally, what does the word daarnaast mean?
It translates literally as 'next to that' (daar = there/that, naast = next to). When used as a connecting word at the start of a sentence, it figuratively means 'next to what was just said' — which is why we translate it as 'additionally' or 'besides'.
Why does the adjective geavanceerde get an -e at the end?
Because technologie is a de-word. In Dutch, when an adjective comes before a noun, it usually gets an -e ending. The main exception is when you have a singular het-word without a specific article (like after een), but for de-words like technologie, you will almost always add the -e.
Would it be wrong to say Daarnaast gebruiken we... instead of using wij?
Not at all! You can definitely use we. Using wij just puts a little more emphasis on 'we' (as opposed to some other company or group), whereas we is the casual, unstressed version that you will hear most often in everyday speech.
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