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### Asking Yes/No Questions

To ask a simple yes or no question in Dutch, move the verb to the front of the sentence. While English adds helper words like "do" or "does" (e.g., "Do you work?"), Dutch simply swaps the subject and the verb.

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### The Special Rule for "Jij"

There is an important spelling rule when turning statements into questions: when the informal pronoun **jij** (or **je**) comes directly *after* the verb, you drop the **-t** from the verb ending. The verb form becomes exactly the same as the **ik** form (the bare stem).

For example, *jij drinkt* (you drink) becomes *drink jij?* (do you drink?).

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This dropping of the **-t** *only* applies to **jij** and **je**. The formal **u** keeps its **-t** ending when it moves behind the verb (*werkt u?*). Plural subjects, like **jullie**, just keep their full infinitive forms whether they are in a statement or a question.

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### Opinions and Understanding

You will frequently use these question formats to ask people if they understand something or what they think about something.

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In Dutch, the verb **vinden** (to find) is commonly used to ask for an opinion, similar to asking "how do you find..." or "what do you think of..." in English.

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Yes/no questions

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)

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 days (op)

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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
the coffee	de koffie
She drinks coffee in the kitchen.	Zij drinkt koffie in de keuken.
the restaurant	het restaurant
We are eating in the restaurant today.	Wij eten vandaag in het restaurant.
Do you work in the restaurant?	Werkt u in het restaurant?
Do you often drink coffee?	Drinkt u vaak koffie?
the tea	de thee
The doctor drinks tea in the morning.	De arts drinkt thee in de ochtend.
Do you drink tea?	Drink jij thee?
to pay	betalen
The student pays for the coffee.	De student betaalt de koffie.
Are you paying for the tea today?	Betaal jij de thee vandaag?
to come	komen
Are you coming to the city tomorrow?	Komen jullie morgen naar de stad?
Do you live here?	Woon jij hier?
the party	het feest
We are coming to the party together.	Wij komen samen naar het feest.
Are you also coming to the party?	Kom jij ook naar het feest?
to understand	begrijpen
The boy does not understand the problem.	De jongen begrijpt het probleem niet.
Do you understand the book?	Begrijp jij het boek?
He does not know the word.	Hij kent het woord niet.
the answer	het antwoord
Do you understand the answer?	Begrijp jij het antwoord?
to think / consider (hold an opinion)	vinden
She likes the dog.	Zij vindt de hond leuk.
Do you like the city?	Vind jij de stad leuk?
tasty / nicely / pleasantly	lekker
The apple is tasty.	De appel is lekker.
Do you find the soup tasty?	Vind jij de soep lekker?
Do you know the answer?	Ken jij het antwoord?
you (unstressed form of jij)	je
Are you tired?	Ben je moe?
Are you working today?	Werk je vandaag?
yes	ja
Yes, I am tired.	Ja, ik ben moe.
Yes, the woman is at home.	Ja, de vrouw is thuis.
no	nee
No, I am not tired.	Nee, ik ben niet moe.
No, he is not at home.	Nee, hij is niet thuis.
delicious, lovely	heerlijk
The soup is delicious.	De soep is heerlijk.
Do you find the tea delicious?	Vind jij de thee heerlijk?