|- | Embedded clause||c.||||dass || er |||dich ||gestern ||nicht || angerufen hat |- |||||||that || he |||you ||yesterday ||not || rung has|||||| |- |||| |colspan=10|...'that he didn't ring you yesterday' |- |} V2 in Dutch and Afrikaans V2 word order is used in main clauses, the finite verb must be in the second position. However, in subordinate clauses two word orders are possible for the verb clusters. Main clauses: Dutch {|cellspacing="8" ||||| First field ||Left bracket||Central field||||||||Right bracket ||||Final field |- | Main clause||a.||De Māori || hebben |||Nieuw-Zeeland |||||||| ontdekt |- |||||The Māori || have |||New Zealand |||||||| discovered|||| |- |||| |colspan=7|...'The Māori discovered New Zealand.' |- |||b.||Tussen ongeveer 1250 en 1300||ontdekten||de Māori |||Nieuw-Zeeland |||||||| |- |||||Between approximately 1250 and 1300||discovered||the Māori |||New Zealand ||||||||||| |- |||| |colspan=7|...'Between about 1250 and 1300, the Māori discovered New Zealand.' |- |||c.||Niemand||had|| |||||||||gedacht ||||dat ook maar iets zou gebeuren. |- |||||Nobody||had|| |||||||||thought |||| |- |||| |colspan=7|...'Nobody figured that anything would happen.' |- | Embedded clause||d.||||dat || de Māori || Nieuw-Zeeland ||||||| hebben ontdekt |- |||||||that || the Māori ||New Zealand ||||||| have discovered |||| |- |||| |colspan=7|...'that the Māori discovered New Zealand' |- |} This analysis suggests a close parallel between the V2 finite form in main clauses and the conjunctions in embedded clauses. Each is seen as an introduction to its clause-type, a function which some modern scholars have equated with the notion of specifier. The analysis is supported in spoken Dutch by the placement of clitic pronoun subjects. Forms such as ze cannot stand alone, unlike the full-form equivalent zij. The words to which they may be attached are those same introduction words: the V2 form in a main clause, or the conjunction in an embedded clause. {|cellspacing="8" ||||| First field ||Left bracket||Central field||||||||||Right bracket ||||Final field |- |Main clause||e.||Tussen ongeveer 1250 en 1300||ontdekten-ze|||Nieuw-Zeeland |||||||| |- |||||between approximately 1250 and 1300||discovered-they||New Zealand ||||||||||||||| |- |||| |colspan=5|...'Between about 1250 and 1300, they discovered New Zealand.' |- | Embedded clause||f.||||dat-ze|||tussen ongeveer 1250 en 1300||Nieuw-Zeeland |||||||| hebben ontdekt |- |||||||that-they||between approximately 1250 and 1300||New Zealand ||||||||| have discovered |||| |- |||| |colspan=5|...'that they discovered New Zealand between about 1250 and 1300' |- |} Subordinate clauses: In Dutch subordinate clauses two word orders are possible for the verb clusters and are referred to as the "red": omdat ik heb gewerkt, "because I have worked": like in English, where the auxiliary verb precedes the past particle,