Volgens het testament krijgt al wie steelt niets.
According to the will, whoever steals gets nothing.
Breakdown of Volgens het testament krijgt al wie steelt niets.
niets
nothing
krijgen
to get (receive)
stelen
to steal
volgens
according to
het testament
the will / testament
al wie
whoever
Questions & Answers about Volgens het testament krijgt al wie steelt niets.
What is the difference between using al wie and just wie here?
Both can translate to "whoever", but adding al makes the pronoun explicitly universal and inclusive. While wie steelt just means "whoever steals", al wie steelt emphasizes that this applies to every single person who steals, without exception.
Could I say iedereen die instead of al wie?
Yes, iedereen die steelt (everyone who steals) means the exact same thing and is more common in everyday, spoken Dutch. al wie sounds slightly formal or literary, which makes sense here because it refers to a formal document like het testament (the will).
Why is the main verb krijgt placed before the subject?
This is due to the verb-second (V2) rule. The sentence starts with the prepositional phrase volgens het testament. Because this phrase occupies the first position, the main verb krijgt must come second. The subject of the sentence—which is the entire clause al wie steelt—then immediately follows the verb.
Why is the verb steelt at the end of the al wie phrase?
The phrase al wie steelt is a relative clause, which functions as a subordinate clause. In Dutch subordinate clauses, verbs are pushed to the end. Because this specific clause only contains the subject al wie and the verb steelt, the verb simply comes last.
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