Breakdown of Welk kaartje koop je?
kopen
to buy
welk
which (for het-words)
het kaartje
the ticket
je
you (unstressed form of jij)
Questions & Answers about Welk kaartje koop je?
Why is it welk and not welke in this sentence?
We use welk for het words (neuter words) and welke for de words and all plurals. The word kaartje is a diminutive (a "little" word ending in -je). In Dutch, all diminutives are automatically het words. Therefore, it has to be welk kaartje.
Why is the verb koop je instead of koopt je?
The verb here is kopen (to buy). Normally, the "you" form gets a -t added to the stem (as in jij koopt). However, there is a special rule: when je or jij comes directly after the verb, you drop that -t. That is why it becomes koop je.
Why does the verb koop come before je?
In Dutch questions, the verb often moves to the front. Here, the question phrase Welk kaartje takes up the first position. The verb must always sit in the second position, so koop comes next, forcing the subject je to move right behind it.
What exactly does kaartje mean here?
It is the diminutive form of kaart (card or map). While it literally means "little card", kaartje is the standard everyday word the Dutch use for a ticket, such as a train ticket, bus ticket, or cinema ticket.
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