Breakdown of Je moet vandaag het formulier invullen.
vandaag
today
moeten
to have to, must
het formulier
the form
invullen
to fill in
Questions & Answers about Je moet vandaag het formulier invullen.
Why does the sentence use moet instead of a word for "have to"?
English often uses "have to" for obligations, but Dutch uses the modal verb moeten (must). For je (you), the correct form is moet. You don't need an extra word for "to" — moet works directly with the action verb at the end of the sentence.
Why is invullen (fill in) at the very end of the sentence?
This is a classic Dutch word order rule. When you use a modal verb like moet, it takes the second spot in the sentence. The main action verb (invullen) gets pushed to the very end in its full dictionary form.
I thought invullen splits up. Why is it written as one connected word here?
invullen is a separable verb, which means it normally splits (for example: ik vul het in). However, because the modal verb moet pushes it to the end of the sentence as a full dictionary verb (an infinitive), it stays glued together as one word.
Why does vandaag (today) come before het formulier (the form)?
In English, we usually put the time at the end of the sentence ("fill in the form today"). In Dutch, time words like vandaag usually come very early in the sentence, right after the main verb and before the object (het formulier).