Questions & Answers about Mevrouw, uw baas is hier.
Why do we use uw here instead of jouw?
Because the speaker addresses the woman as mevrouw (Madam), which makes it a formal situation. When you are being polite or formal, you must use uw for "your" instead of the informal jouw or je.
Does uw ever get an extra -e at the end, the way ons becomes onze?
No, as a possessive word in front of a noun, uw never changes. Whether the following noun is a de-word, a het-word, singular, or plural, it is always just uw. So we say uw baas (a de-word) and uw huis (a het-word).
Is mevrouw the same word used for "Mrs." in Dutch?
Yes! By itself, as it is used in this sentence, mevrouw means "Madam" or "Ma'am". If you put a surname right after it, like mevrouw Smit, it translates to "Mrs. Smit".
Why doesn't the verb is come right after the comma? Doesn't the verb have to be in the second position?
The verb-second rule only applies to the core sentence. Here, Mevrouw is a direct address (calling out a title) and sits outside the main sentence structure. The real sentence begins with the subject uw baas, so the verb is correctly takes the second position right after it.