waar ... om or waarom

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waar ... om or waarom

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Is there a preference between

Hij beweerde te weten waarom het allemal ging.

and

Hij beweerde te weten waar het allemal om ging.
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Re: waar ... om or waarom

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logicgate wrote: ↑Mon Jun 27, 2022 12:18 pm Is there a preference between

Hij beweerde te weten waarom het allemaal ging.

and

Hij beweerde te weten waar het allemaal om ging.
The second sentence is better. Here's the Dutch explanation: https://taaladvies.net/aaneenschrijven- ... -algemeen/. In short in English: a combination of 'er', 'daar', 'waar', etc. + preposition will be written together if possible. In your sentence it's split because of 'het allemaal'. It's quite complicated, maybe this section of Dutch Grammar can help you too: https://www.dutchgrammar.com/en/?n=Pronouns.ad02 (in English).

Note: it's 'allemaal' (with double 'a') and not 'allemal'
English isn't my first/best language. So in advance: Sorry for any mistakes!
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