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Questions & Answers about Begrijp jij het antwoord?
Why is it begrijp jij without a -t at the end of the verb?
This is a special spelling rule for questions. When jij or je (you) comes right after the verb, you drop the -t that usually goes on the end. A regular sentence is jij begrijpt (you understand), but the question is begrijp jij (do you understand?).
Where is the word for "do" in this sentence?
Dutch doesn't use a helper word like "do" to ask questions. Instead, you just swap the order of the subject and the verb. You flip jij begrijpt to begrijp jij.
Could I use je instead of jij here?
Yes, you can say Begrijp je het antwoord?. Using jij just adds a little extra emphasis to the word "you," making it sound like "Do you understand the answer?"
Why do we use het for antwoord?
Antwoord (answer) is a neuter noun, so it always takes het instead of de for "the". It's best to memorize het antwoord as a single pair!