Questions & Answers about Woon jij hier?
Why is it "Woon jij" instead of "Jij woont"?
In Dutch, you turn a statement into a yes/no question by swapping the subject and the verb. So the statement Jij woont hier (You live here) becomes the question Woon jij hier? (Do you live here?).
Wait, shouldn't the verb be "woont" for "jij"? Why is the 't' missing?
You caught a special spelling rule! When jij or je (you) comes after the verb, the verb drops its ending -t. So it is Jij woont but Woon jij?
Where is the word for "do" in this sentence?
Dutch doesn't use "do" or "does" to make questions. Instead of asking "Do you live here?", a Dutch speaker literally asks "Live you here?" by simply putting the verb first.
Could I use "je" instead of "jij" in this sentence?
Yes! Woon je hier? is perfectly fine and means the exact same thing. Jij just puts a little more emphasis on the word "you" (as in, do you live here, or does someone else?).
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