Breakdown of Ze zamelen al het geld in, wat geweldig is.
zijn
to be
het geld
the money
geweldig
great
ze
they; she (unstressed form of zij) / them (object)
wat
that / which (relative)
al
all (the)
inzamelen
to collect (donations, goods, etc.)
Questions & Answers about Ze zamelen al het geld in, wat geweldig is.
Why do we use al het geld here instead of alle geld?
We are talking about a specific, definite amount of money (all the money). Because geld is a het-word, we use al het. You use alle directly before a noun when talking about general plurals, like alle mensen (all people).
Where does the word in in the middle of the sentence come from?
It is the prefix of the separable verb inzamelen, which means to collect or raise. In a main clause, the conjugated part (zamelen) takes the second position, and the prefix (in) gets pushed to the end of that clause.
Why is the word wat used for which instead of dat?
We use wat because it refers back to the entire previous situation (the fact that they collect all the money). If which referred only to the money itself (a specific het-word), you would use dat.
Why is the verb is at the very end of the sentence?
The word wat introduces a subordinate clause (a dependent clause). In Dutch subordinate clauses, the conjugated verb is always pushed to the end.
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