Word
Hebben jullie donderdag een vergadering in de bibliotheek?
Meaning
Do you have a meeting in the library on Thursday?
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Breakdown of Hebben jullie donderdag een vergadering in de bibliotheek?
een
a/an
jullie
you (plural)
hebben
to have
in
in
Questions & Answers about Hebben jullie donderdag een vergadering in de bibliotheek?
Why is donderdag placed before the meeting and the library?
This showcases the famous Dutch "Time before Place" rule! In English, you usually put the time at the end ("...in the library on Thursday"). In Dutch, time expressions like donderdag come early in the sentence, and almost always before a place like in de bibliotheek.
Why is there no word for "on" before donderdag?
In Dutch, it is very common to just use the day of the week by itself to mean "on that day". You could also say op donderdag, but leaving the word op out is perfectly correct and sounds very natural.
Why isn't donderdag written with a capital D?
Unlike English, Dutch does not capitalize the days of the week, months, or seasons. They always start with a lowercase letter unless they are the very first word of a sentence.
How do I know whether to use je or jullie for "you" here?
Jullie is specifically the plural "you" (meaning "you all" or "you guys"). The speaker is asking a group of people here. If they were asking just one person, it would be Heb je...
Why doesn't the Dutch sentence use a word like "do" to start the question?