Breakdown of Komen jullie in de lente, of wachten jullie tot de herfst?
jullie
you (plural)
in
in
komen
to come
wachten
to wait
tot
until
of
or
de lente
the spring
de herfst
the autumn
Questions & Answers about Komen jullie in de lente, of wachten jullie tot de herfst?
Does the word of change the word order in the second half of the sentence?
No, of (or) is a coordinating conjunction. This means it just links two normal sentences together without mixing up their word order. Since both halves are questions, they both follow the rule for questions and put the verb before the subject: Komen jullie and wachten jullie.
Why does the Dutch sentence say de lente and de herfst?
In Dutch, seasons almost always use the definite article de (the). While in English you might just say "in spring" or "until autumn", Dutch requires you to say "in the spring" (in de lente) and "until the autumn" (tot de herfst).
Why are the verbs komen and wachten in their full form?
Because the subject is jullie (the plural "you", like "you all"). Plural subjects in Dutch always take the full plural form of the verb. If you were asking just one person, you would use jij and the singular verbs: Kom jij... of wacht jij...
What does tot mean in this sentence?
Here, tot means "until". It is the standard preposition to use when you are talking about time continuing up to a certain point, like waiting until the autumn (tot de herfst).
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