Breakdown of Kreeg jij het bedrag vergoed na het bezwaar?
jij
you
krijgen
to get (receive)
het bedrag
the amount
na
after (preposition)
Questions & Answers about Kreeg jij het bedrag vergoed na het bezwaar?
How does the krijgen passive structure work in this sentence?
This sentence uses the benefactive passive, formed with krijgen (to get) and a past participle. Here, that combination is Kreeg ... vergoed (got ... reimbursed). We use this structure when the subject (jij) is the recipient of the action, just like saying "Did you get the amount reimbursed?" in English.
Why doesn't the past participle vergoed have a ge- at the beginning?
The infinitive verb is vergoeden (to reimburse). Verbs that begin with unstressed prefixes like ver-, be-, ge-, ont-, or er- do not get an extra ge- added to their past participle form.
Why is vergoed placed before na het bezwaar? Could it go at the very end?
In Dutch, the finite verb (Kreeg) and the past participle (vergoed) form a verbal bracket around the direct object (het bedrag). Prepositional phrases like na het bezwaar can optionally be placed outside this bracket, right at the end of the sentence. You could also say Kreeg jij het bedrag na het bezwaar vergoed?, which is perfectly correct!
What exactly does bezwaar mean in this context?
Het bezwaar translates to the objection or the appeal. In the Netherlands, filing a bezwaar is a very common official step if you disagree with a fine, a tax assessment, or an administrative decision from an organization.