Breakdown of Sluit die deur voorzichtig.
die
that / those (de-words and plurals)
de deur
the door
sluiten
to close
voorzichtig
carefully
Questions & Answers about Sluit die deur voorzichtig.
How do we form the command word Sluit?
To give a command (the imperative mood), you just use the stem of the verb. The full verb is sluiten (to close). If you take off the -en ending, you get the stem sluit. Notice that there is no subject (like jij or u) in the sentence because it is a direct command.
What if I am telling a group of people to close the door? Does Sluit change?
No! In modern Dutch, the imperative form stays exactly the same whether you are talking to one person or multiple people. You would still just say Sluit die deur voorzichtig.
Why do we use die for "that" instead of dat?
You use die because deur is a de-word (de deur). If the noun was a het-word, like het raam (the window), you would have to use dat to say "that window" (dat raam).
Does the word voorzichtig get an extra ending because it is describing an action?
No, it stays exactly as it is. In Dutch, when you use a word to describe how an action is done (an adverb), you just use the basic dictionary form. You don't add an -e to the end like you sometimes do when describing a noun.