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### Days of the Week with 'op'

To talk about things happening on a specific day of the week, Dutch uses the preposition **op**. This is the direct equivalent of the English "on" (as in "on Monday"). 

Notice that unlike in English, days of the week in Dutch (*maandag, dinsdag, woensdag, donderdag, vrijdag, zaterdag, zondag*) are written with lowercase letters unless they start the sentence.

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You can easily combine **op** with exact times (using **om**).

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### Starting with the Day (Word Order)

If you want to emphasize *when* something happens, you can move the day to the very beginning of the sentence. 

When you do this, you must apply the primary rule of Dutch sentence structure: the verb is always the second element. If your sentence starts with an "Op [day]" phrase, the verb must come immediately next, swapping places with the subject.

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### Asking Questions

When asking a yes/no question, the verb moves to the front of the sentence, followed by the subject, and then your time phrase with **op**.

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Prepositions with days (op)

adjective

adverb

conjunction

determiner

determiner/pronoun

interjection

noun

numeral

particle

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

Singular pronouns and 'to be' (ik ben, hij is)

The formal 'you' (u bent)

Definite articles (de, het)

Plural pronouns and 'to be' (wij zijn)

The verb 'to have' (hebben)

Basic word order

Numbers 1 to 10 (een, twee, drie)

Verb stems and the 'I' form (ik werk)

Long vowels in verb stems (maken, ik maak)

Short vowels in verb stems (zitten, ik zit)

Present tense singular (-t)

Present tense plural (-en)

Yes/no questions

Question words (wie, wat, waar)

Noun negation (geen)

Plural nouns (-en)

Plural nouns (-s)

Diminutives (-je)

Adjective modifiers (heel, erg, te)

Verb negation (niet)

Singular possessives (mijn, jouw, zijn, haar)

Plural and formal possessives (ons/onze, jullie, hun, uw)

This and these (deze, dit)

That and those (die, dat)

Asking which (welke, welk)

Numbers 11 to 20 (elf, twaalf, dertien...)

Tens and compound numbers (dertig, veertig...)

Ordinal numbers 1st to 10th (eerste, tweede...)

Telling time: hours and half hours (uur, half)

Telling time: quarters (kwart over, kwart voor)

Question words (hoeveel, waarom)

Irregular verbs (doen, gaan, staan, zien, komen)

Adjective endings (+e)

Adjectives with 'het' words

Prepositions of place (uit, bij)

Subject-verb inversion

Time before place

Modal verbs (willen, kunnen)

Modal verbs (moeten, mogen)

The verb bracket

Separable prefix verbs

The imperative mood (kom, luister)

Singular object pronouns (mij, jou, hem, haar)

Plural and formal object pronouns (ons, jullie, hen, u)

Reflexive verbs and pronouns (zich, me, je)

Position of negation (niet)

The present perfect tense with regular verbs (hebben gewerkt)

The present perfect tense with motion verbs (zijn gegaan)

Irregular past participles (gezien, gedaan)

The present continuous (zijn aan het)

There is / there are (er is, er zijn)

Unstressed there (er)

And, but, or (en, maar, of)

Because (want)

Months of the year

Prepositions of time (om, van ... tot)

Greetings and politeness

Conversational glue

Prepositions with seasons (in)

Genitive of time ('s morgens, 's nachts)

Adverbs of frequency (altijd, vaak)

The future tense (gaan)

The future tense (zullen)

Separable verbs with auxiliary verbs

Apostrophe plurals ('-s)

Irregular plurals (-eren)

Complex diminutives (-pje, -etje, -kje)

Possessive 's (Jan's, vaders)

Indefinite pronouns (iets, niemand, alles)

Indefinite subject pronoun (je)

Reciprocal pronoun (elkaar)

Comparative adjectives (-er dan)

Comparatives with spelling change (-der)

Superlative adjectives (-st)

Irregular comparisons (beter, meer, minder)

Expressing preference (graag, liever, het liefst)

Equality comparisons (even ... als)

Fixed prepositions

That clauses (dat)

Because clauses (omdat)

If and when clauses (als)

Inversion after clauses

Separable verbs in clauses

Negation in clauses (niet)

Past tense of to be (was / waren)

Past tense of to have (had / hadden)

Past tense of modal verbs (wilde, kon, moest, mocht)

Question	Answer
free / off (work)	vrij
I am always free on Friday.	Ik ben op vrijdag altijd vrij.
On Saturday we are also free.	Op zaterdag zijn wij ook vrij.
to exercise / to play sports	sporten
normally / normal	normaal
We normally exercise on Thursday.	Wij sporten normaal op donderdag.
On Monday they exercise in the park.	Op maandag sporten ze in het park.
the training / the practice	de training
The training begins on Wednesday at eight o'clock.	De training begint op woensdag om acht uur.
On Friday we have a long training.	Op vrijdag hebben we een lange training.
to train	trainen
We train on Monday and on Thursday.	Wij trainen op maandag en op donderdag.
Do you train on Sunday?	Trainen jullie op zondag?
the hall / the gym	de zaal
On Saturday we rent the hall.	Op zaterdag huren wij de zaal.
On Sunday we clean up the hall.	Op zondag ruimen wij de zaal op.
tennis	het tennis
I often play tennis on Tuesday.	Ik speel vaak tennis op dinsdag.
Do you play tennis on Wednesday?	Speel jij op woensdag tennis?
to organize	organiseren
On Tuesday we organize a match.	Op dinsdag organiseren wij een wedstrijd.
What do you usually do on Friday?	Wat doen jullie meestal op vrijdag?
the hobby	de hobby
On Thursday I have time for my hobby.	Op donderdag heb ik tijd voor mijn hobby.
the schedule / the diary	de agenda
Your schedule is full on Thursday.	Jouw agenda is op donderdag vol.
I write the appointment in my diary.	Ik schrijf de afspraak in mijn agenda.
We organize a party on Friday.	Wij organiseren op vrijdag een feest.
My hobby is normally on Saturday.	Mijn hobby is normaal op zaterdag.
the sport	de sport
Tennis is a nice sport.	Tennis is een leuke sport.
Which sport do you do?	Welke sport doe jij?