Breakdown of Het geld komt toe aan al wie voor hem heeft gezorgd.
hebben
to have
het geld
the money
hem
him
zorgen voor
to take care of
Questions & Answers about Het geld komt toe aan al wie voor hem heeft gezorgd.
How exactly does al wie differ from wie or degene die here?
al wie translates to 'whoever' or 'anyone who', emphasizing that this applies inclusively to every single person who meets the condition. If you used degene die, it would mean 'the person who', which sounds more restricted to a specific individual. While just wie can sometimes loosely mean 'whoever', adding al makes the universal 'all those who' meaning perfectly clear.
What is the base verb for komt toe, and how does it work with aan?
The verb is toekomen (to fall to / to belong to). It is a separable verb, so in the main clause, the prefix toe breaks off from komt. It is strongly paired with the preposition aan to indicate who receives the thing in question. Together, toekomen aan means 'to accrue to' or 'to rightfully go to'.
Why are the verbs heeft gezorgd pushed to the very end of the sentence?
The phrase starting with al wie functions as a subordinate clause. In Dutch, subordinate clauses require the verbs to be pushed to the end. Note that you could also flip the order and say gezorgd heeft; both verb orders are perfectly correct for the perfect tense in a subordinate clause.
Why do we use the preposition voor with gezorgd here?