Breakdown of Kom jij ook naar het feest?
jij
you
ook
also / -ever (concessive particle)
naar
to
komen
to come
Questions & Answers about Kom jij ook naar het feest?
Why is it Kom jij and not Komt jij?
This is a special rule in Dutch! Normally, the verb for "you" (singular) gets a -t, as in Jij komt (You come). But when we swap the order to ask a question, and jij or je comes right after the verb, we drop that -t. So it becomes Kom jij?.
How does the word order work here to make it a question?
To make a "Yes/No" question in Dutch, you move the verb to the very front of the sentence. English uses helper words like "Are" or "Do" (Are you coming?), but Dutch just swaps the verb and the subject. Statement: Jij komt (You come). Question: Kom jij? (Come you?).
Could I use je instead of jij in this sentence?
Yes, you can say Kom je ook naar het feest?. Both jij and je mean "you" (informal singular). We use jij when we want to add emphasis. In this sentence, using jij makes it sound like "Are you coming too?" (perhaps singling the person out).
Why do we use naar to mean "to"?
The word naar is used for movement or direction toward a destination. Because you are physically going to an event, naar het feest is the correct way to express heading "to the party".