Breakdown of Hoeveel euro ga je deze week sparen?
gaan
to go / to go off (of an alarm)
deze
this / these
de euro
the euro
hoeveel
how much / how many
Questions & Answers about Hoeveel euro ga je deze week sparen?
Why is the verb sparen all the way at the end of the sentence?
This is the standard Dutch word order when you use a helper verb. Because we are using gaan to talk about the future, the helper verb (ga) takes the normal verb spot right after the question word. The main action verb (sparen) is then pushed to the very end of the sentence as a full infinitive.
Why is it ga je instead of gaat je? Doesn't the je form usually get a -t?
Normally, yes! But there is a special rule for jij and je: when the verb comes before the subject (which happens in questions), you drop the -t. So it becomes ga je instead of gaat je.
The English translation says "euros", but the Dutch just says euro. Why isn't it plural?
In Dutch, words for currencies, measurements, and weights almost always stay in the singular form when they come after a specific amount or a quantity word like hoeveel (how many). So we say hoeveel euro rather than hoeveel euro's.
Does sparen mean "to save" in all contexts, like saving a life or a computer file?