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Questions & Answers about De president voert een hervorming in.
Where would I place the word evenwel (however) if I wanted to add it to this sentence?
Evenwel is an adverbial connector that usually sits in the middle of the sentence, right after the finite verb. You would write: De president voert evenwel een hervorming in.
What happens to the word order if I put Niettemin (nevertheless) at the start of this sentence?
Because niettemin is an adverb, placing it at the very beginning takes up the first position of the sentence. This triggers inversion (the verb must come before the subject). The sentence becomes: Niettemin voert de president een hervorming in.
The verb here is invoeren (to introduce). Doesn't that also mean to import?
Yes, it does. Invoeren is a separable verb that literally means to carry in. In trade, it translates to importing goods. In politics, law, or management, it translates to introducing or implementing a system, rule, or reform.
Is there a trick to remember the gender of hervorming (reform)?
Yes! Nouns created from a verb stem plus the suffix -ing are almost always de words (specifically, feminine words). So while this sentence uses een hervorming, if you needed to say the reform, you would automatically know it is de hervorming.