Questions & Answers about Meestal kookt uw vader.
Why is the verb before the subject (kookt uw vader) instead of uw vader kookt?
Could I put meestal somewhere else in the sentence?
Yes! You can use standard word order and say Uw vader kookt meestal. Putting meestal at the very beginning of the sentence just puts a bit more focus on the word "usually".
Why use uw instead of jouw for "your"?
Uw is the formal word for "your". You use it when speaking to someone you would address with u (formal "you"), like an older person or someone you don't know well. If you were talking to a friend, you would say jouw vader.
Since the subject comes after the verb, shouldn't we drop the 't' from kookt?
No, you only drop the 't' when the subject is exactly jij or je (informal "you") and it comes right after the verb. Here, the subject is uw vader (which counts as "he"). Words for "he", "she", and "it" always keep the 't' ending, even during inversion.