Questions & Answers about Ik stuur u vanmiddag het document.
Is u the object pronoun for formal 'you'?
Yes! In Dutch, the formal pronoun u stays exactly the same whether it is the subject doing the action or the object receiving it. So 'You send' is U stuurt, and 'I send you' is Ik stuur u.
Why is there no word for 'will' in the Dutch sentence?
In Dutch, you can often just use the present tense (stuur) to talk about the future. Because the sentence includes a specific time word (vanmiddag), it is clear that the action will happen later today.
Why does vanmiddag come before het document?
Dutch word order places time words very early! A good rule of thumb is that time words like vanmiddag come right after the verb and any short pronouns like u. The specific thing being sent (het document) comes after the time.
Could I put u after the time word, like 'Ik stuur vanmiddag u...'?
It is much more natural to put u before the time word. In Dutch, object pronouns that refer to people (like u, me, or ons) prefer to stay as close to the verb as possible.