Breakdown of Moet ik het formulier nu invullen?
ik
I
nu
now
moeten
to have to, must
het formulier
the form
invullen
to fill in
Questions & Answers about Moet ik het formulier nu invullen?
Why is moet translated as 'Do I have to' instead of 'Must I'?
Why are the verbs moet and invullen separated by the rest of the sentence?
When you use a modal verb like moeten (must/have to), it takes the normal verb position. Because this is a yes/no question, it goes at the very beginning. The main action verb, invullen (to fill in), gets pushed to the very end of the sentence in its full dictionary form (the infinitive).
Since the full verb is moeten, why is the word here just moet?
Moet is the conjugated form used for singular subjects like ik (I), jij (you), and hij/zij/het (he/she/it). Because the subject here is ik, you use moet.
I thought invullen was a separable verb. Why is it written as one word here?
You are right, invullen (to fill in) is a separable verb. Normally, the in moves to the end of the sentence (for example: ik vul het nu in). However, because the modal verb moet pushes the main verb to the end as a full infinitive, the two parts of invullen stay glued together.
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