Breakdown of De eigenaar voor wie deze klus is, wil alles behouden.
zijn
to be
wie
who
willen
to want
deze
this / these
voor
for (on behalf of)
alles
everything
de eigenaar
the owner
de klus
the chore/the job
behouden
to preserve/to keep
Questions & Answers about De eigenaar voor wie deze klus is, wil alles behouden.
Why do we use voor wie instead of voor die?
When a relative pronoun comes after a preposition (like voor) and refers to a person (like de eigenaar), you must use wie. If it referred to a thing instead of a person, you would combine waar + voor to make waarvoor.
Why does the verb is go at the end of the phrase voor wie deze klus is?
The phrase voor wie deze klus is is a relative clause, which gives more information about the owner. Relative clauses follow the same word order rules as subclauses, meaning the conjugated verb (is) gets pushed to the very end of that specific clause.
Why does wil come immediately after the comma?
In a Dutch main clause, the conjugated verb always takes the second position. The entire phrase before the comma (De eigenaar voor wie deze klus is) acts as one big subject, filling position 1. Therefore, the verb wil must immediately follow it to take position 2.
What is the difference between using behouden here instead of just houden?
Both verbs mean 'to keep', but behouden has a stronger, slightly more formal sense of 'preserving' or 'retaining' something in its current state. It is often used when talking about keeping historical details, property, or existing structures intact.
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