Breakdown of Alles in aanmerking nemende, is een escalatie onvermijdelijk.
zijn
to be
een
a/an
in
in
nemen
to take (general, abstract, e.g., transport, medicine)
alles
everything
onvermijdelijk
inevitable
de aanmerking
the consideration
de escalatie
the escalation
Questions & Answers about Alles in aanmerking nemende, is een escalatie onvermijdelijk.
Why does nemende have an -e at the end instead of just being nemend?
Nemend is the present participle of nemen (taking). In formal, fixed rhetorical phrases like this one (absolute participial constructions), the participle traditionally takes an -e ending. You will also see this extra -e in similar expressions like dat gezegd hebbende (having said that).
What is the base verb expression for "taking into consideration" used here?
The base expression is iets in aanmerking nemen, which translates to "to take something into consideration" or "to take something into account." In this sentence, alles (everything) is the object being considered.
Why does the verb is come immediately after the comma?
The entire participial phrase Alles in aanmerking nemende occupies the first position in the sentence. Because Dutch follows a verb-second (V2) rule in main clauses, the finite verb is must take the second position, causing it to swap places with the subject een escalatie (an escalation).
How is the word onvermijdelijk constructed?
It is built from the negative prefix on- (un-), the verb vermijden (to avoid), and the suffix -lijk (equivalent to the English suffix -able). Put together, it translates literally to "unavoidable," which is often translated as inevitable.
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