Breakdown of Sta je op die hoek?
op
on
die
that / those (de-words and plurals)
staan
to stand
de hoek
the corner
je
you (unstressed form of jij)
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?
Hoek is a de word (de hoek). In Dutch, when you want to say "that", you use die for de words and dat for het words. Since it is de hoek, it has to be die hoek.
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