Breakdown of We willen in juli of augustus reizen.
in
in
willen
to want
reizen
to travel
of
or
juli
July
augustus
August
we
we (unstressed form of wij)
Questions & Answers about We willen in juli of augustus reizen.
Why aren't juli and augustus capitalized?
In Dutch, the names of the months, days of the week, and seasons are written with lowercase letters, unless they start a sentence. That is why you see juli and augustus instead of with capital letters like in English.
Does Dutch use the same preposition as English for months?
Yes! Just like in English, you use the preposition in before a month. So "in July or August" is simply in juli of augustus.
Why is the verb reizen at the very end of the sentence?
This sentence has two verbs: willen (want) and reizen (to travel). In Dutch, the main conjugated verb (willen) takes the second position in the sentence, and the full dictionary verb (reizen) gets pushed to the very end.
The word of looks exactly like an English word. Does it mean the same thing?
No, the Dutch word of means "or". Here it gives you the choice between two months: juli of augustus (July or August). Be careful not to confuse it with the English word "of"!
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