Breakdown of Wat doen jullie meestal op vrijdag?
jullie
you (plural)
op
on
wat
what
doen
to do
meestal
usually
vrijdag
Friday
Questions & Answers about Wat doen jullie meestal op vrijdag?
Why do we use "op" before "vrijdag"?
In Dutch, just like in English, we use the preposition op (on) to talk about things happening on a specific day of the week. Notice that we don't use an article here: it is just op vrijdag, exactly like "on Friday".
Wait, why isn't "vrijdag" capitalized?
Unlike English, Dutch does not capitalize days of the week or months! They are always written with a lowercase letter unless they are the very first word of a sentence.
Why is the verb "doen" used here instead of "doe" or "doet"?
The subject of this sentence is jullie, which is the plural "you" (like "you all" or "you guys"). In the present tense, plural subjects always take the plural form of the verb, which is usually the same as the full infinitive dictionary form: doen.
Why is "meestal" placed exactly where it is in the sentence?
In Dutch question word order, adverbs of frequency like meestal (usually) generally come right after the subject. The typical order here is: Question word (Wat) + Verb (doen) + Subject (jullie) + Adverb (meestal) + Time phrase (op vrijdag).
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