Questions & Answers about Wij bevelen het in ieder geval aan.
I see aan at the end of the sentence. Is the verb aanbevelen?
Yes! aanbevelen is a separable verb meaning "to recommend". In a main clause like this, the verb splits: the core verb bevelen takes the second position, and the prefix aan moves to the very end of the sentence.
Does in ieder geval literally translate to "in every case"?
Literally, yes, but it is the standard Dutch fixed expression for "in any case" or "at any rate". You will hear it very often when someone wants to express certainty about a specific point regardless of other factors.
How would this sentence change if I wanted to start it with Bovendien (Moreover) from this lesson?
Because Bovendien is an adverb, putting it at the start of the sentence triggers verb-second (V2) inversion. The verb bevelen must stay in the second position, so the subject wij moves right after it: Bovendien bevelen wij het in ieder geval aan.
Why does the pronoun het come before the phrase in ieder geval?
In Dutch, specific unstressed direct object pronouns like het usually try to sit as close to the conjugated verb as possible. Therefore, het is placed before longer adverbial phrases like in ieder geval.
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