Breakdown of Kies een nieuw restaurant en bestel de vis.
een
a/an
en
and
het restaurant
the restaurant
de vis
the fish
bestellen
to order
kiezen
to choose
nieuw
new
Questions & Answers about Kies een nieuw restaurant en bestel de vis.
How do we form the command kies from the verb kiezen?
To give a command (the imperative) in Dutch, you use the stem of the verb. For kiezen (to choose), you drop the -en. Because Dutch words never end in z, the z changes to an s, making the command kies.
Why does bestel only have one l when the full verb is bestellen?
This is another command using the verb stem. When you drop the -en from bestellen (to order), you are left with "bestell". Since Dutch words don't end in double consonants, we drop one l to get bestel.
Why is it een nieuw restaurant and not een nieuwe restaurant?
Restaurant is a het-word (het restaurant). When you put an adjective before a singular het-word and use een (a/an), you do not add an -e to the adjective. If it were a de-word, or if you used het instead of een, it would get the -e.
Do I need to add jij or u to make it clear who should choose and order?
No, just like in English, the subject is normally left out in the imperative mood. Starting the phrase directly with the action words (kies and bestel) is all you need to tell someone to do it.
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