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11<br />
Pronominal<br />
adv<strong>er</strong>bs<br />
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Note: When used in long<strong>er</strong> sentences, we commonly find the pronominal<br />
adv<strong>er</strong>bs separated, especially in speech. Separating elements can be<br />
adv<strong>er</strong>bial expressions of time, of place, negation, also direct or indirect<br />
objects, and so on. Examples:<br />
Waar praten jullie ov<strong>er</strong>? We praten ov<strong>er</strong> politiek.<br />
Waar protest<strong>er</strong>en die mensen tegen? Ze protest<strong>er</strong>en tegen k<strong>er</strong>nen<strong>er</strong>gie.<br />
Heb je ov<strong>er</strong> dat ongeluk gelezen? Ja, ik heb <strong>er</strong> in de krant ov<strong>er</strong> gelezen.<br />
Denk je aan je medicijnen? Nee, daar denk ik liev<strong>er</strong> niet aan.<br />
Th<strong>er</strong>e are some cases in which separation of the pronominal adv<strong>er</strong>b is<br />
mandatory:<br />
• In a fixed combination of adjective, linking v<strong>er</strong>b, and preposition: bang<br />
zijn voor ‘to be afraid of ’, dol zijn op ‘to be crazy about’, tevreden zijn<br />
met ‘to be satisfied with’.<br />
Ben je bang voor honden? Ja, ik ben <strong>er</strong> bang voor.<br />
Are you afraid of dogs? Yes, I’m afraid of them.<br />
Is Jan tevreden met zijn baan? Ja, hij is <strong>er</strong> heel tevreden mee.<br />
Is Jan satisfied with his job? Yes, he is v<strong>er</strong>y satisfied with it.<br />
• When the middle part of the sentence contains an adv<strong>er</strong>bial phrase, the<br />
pronominal adv<strong>er</strong>b must be separated. Unemphasized <strong>er</strong> follows the<br />
conjugated v<strong>er</strong>b or the subject when this follows the v<strong>er</strong>b (examples 1<br />
and 2), and the preposition goes to the end of the sentence. If the<br />
sentence contains anoth<strong>er</strong> v<strong>er</strong>b form or v<strong>er</strong>b group at the end, it will<br />
be preceded by the preposition (examples 3 and 4). In a subordinated<br />
sentence, <strong>er</strong> follows directly behind the subject, and the preposition<br />
is placed right before the v<strong>er</strong>b forms at the end of the sentence<br />
(examples 5 and 6).<br />
1 Praat Erik ov<strong>er</strong> politiek? Nee, hij praat <strong>er</strong> bijna nooit ov<strong>er</strong>.<br />
Does Erik talk about politics? No, he almost nev<strong>er</strong> talks about it.<br />
2 Praat Erik ov<strong>er</strong> politiek? Nee, volgens mij praat hij <strong>er</strong> bijna nooit<br />
ov<strong>er</strong>.<br />
Does Erik talk about politics? No, I think he almost nev<strong>er</strong> talks<br />
about it.<br />
3 Heb je veel aan je nieuwe huis gedacht? Ja, ik heb <strong>er</strong> gist<strong>er</strong>en de<br />
hele dag aan gedacht.<br />
Did you think about your new house a lot? Yes, I thought about<br />
it the entire day yest<strong>er</strong>day.<br />
4 Denk je aan je medicijnen? Nee, ik wil <strong>er</strong> liev<strong>er</strong> niet aan denken.<br />
Are you thinking about your medication? No, I’d rath<strong>er</strong> not<br />
think about it.