Questions & Answers about Ik werk in de stad.
Why is the verb werk instead of werken here?
Werken is the full infinitive form (to work). Because the subject is ik (I), we use the "ik-form" or verbal stem. For many regular verbs like werken, you just drop the -en at the end to get the stem: werk.
Why does this sentence use de before stad instead of het?
In Dutch, there are two words for "the": de and het. Stad is a de-word. There isn't a strict rule for why it is de and not het, so it is highly recommended to memorize the article along with the noun when you learn new vocabulary (for example, learn de stad rather than just stad).
The word order here is exactly the same as English. Is Dutch word order always this simple?
For a basic sentence like this (Subject + Verb + the rest), yes! The subject (ik) comes first, followed immediately by the verb (werk). However, keep in mind that Dutch word order will change if you start the sentence with something other than the subject, like the location.
Does the preposition in work just like in English here?