Breakdown of Hoe dan ook, wij garanderen een snelle afhandeling van de klacht.
een
a/an
ook
also / -ever (concessive particle)
wij
we
snel
fast
hoe
how
dan
then
van
from (possession, starting point) / made of
de klacht
the complaint
garanderen
to guarantee
de afhandeling
the handling / processing
hoe dan ook
in any case / anyway
Questions & Answers about Hoe dan ook, wij garanderen een snelle afhandeling van de klacht.
How exactly does adding dan ook change the meaning of the question word hoe?
Hoe by itself means "how". Adding dan ook to a question word creates a universal meaning. It turns "how" into "no matter how", "anyway", or "in any case".
Why isn't there verb inversion here? Shouldn't the verb come right after hoe dan ook?
Inversion (putting the verb before the subject) usually happens when a sentence starts with something other than the subject. However, because hoe dan ook is separated by a comma here, it acts as a standalone introductory phrase. The main clause starts completely fresh with standard subject-verb order: wij garanderen. If you removed the comma, you would trigger inversion: Hoe dan ook garanderen wij...
Can I use other question words with this dan ook pattern?
Yes, you can combine dan ook with almost any interrogative pronoun to create "ever" or "any" words. Common examples include wat dan ook (whatever/anything), wie dan ook (whoever/anyone), and waar dan ook (wherever/anywhere).
As a quick refresher, how do we know to add the -e to snel after een?
When an adjective follows een, it only drops the -e ending if the noun is a het word. Afhandeling is a de word. A great trick to remember is that almost all Dutch nouns ending in the suffix -ing are de words. Because it is a de word, the adjective takes the standard ending, giving us een snelle afhandeling.
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