Word
Sta je op die hoek?
Meaning
Are you standing on that corner?
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Sta je op die hoek?
op
on
die
that / those (de-words and plurals)
staan
to stand
de hoek
the corner
Questions & Answers about Sta je op die hoek?
Which irregular verb does sta come from?
It comes from staan (to stand). It is considered irregular because the full verb (the infinitive) ends in -n instead of the usual -en. To find the base form (the stem) for ik (I), you drop the -n, which leaves you with sta.
Why is it sta je without a -t? Shouldn't it be staat je?
Usually, the verb form for jij or je (you) gets a -t at the end, so you would say je staat (you stand). However, in Dutch, when you flip the order to make a question and the verb comes before jij or je, you drop the -t. That is why it is sta je?
The verb is staan (with two a's). Why does sta only have one a?
This is because of a common Dutch spelling rule. When a long vowel sound (like the "ah" in staan) is at the very end of a word or syllable, you only need to write a single vowel letter. So staa becomes sta.
Why do we use die hoek for "that corner" instead of dat hoek?