Word order: the verb is second, then it runs away

Dutch main clauses put the conjugated verb in second position — always second, no matter what comes first. Not second word: second slot. Whatever you front (time, object, a whole phrase) fills slot one, and the verb comes right after it.

Main clause: [anything] → VERB → subject → rest.

• Ik ga morgen naar kantoor.

  I'm going to the office tomorrow.

  normal order

• Morgen ga ik naar kantoor.

  Tomorrow I'm going to the office.

  fronted time → verb, then subject

• Naar kantoor ga ik morgen.

  To the office I'm going tomorrow.

  fronted place, same rule

The second half of the rule: extra verbs get thrown to the very end of the sentence. Infinitives, participles, separable prefixes — all of them queue up at the back.

• Ik wil morgen naar kantoor gaan.

  I want to go to the office tomorrow.

  gaan at the end

• Ik heb gisteren hard gewerkt.

  I worked hard yesterday.

  gewerkt at the end

• Ik bel je straks op.

  I'll call you later.

  op split off to the end