Breakdown of Zorgt u altijd voor de kat?
u
you (formal)
de kat
the cat
altijd
always
zorgen voor
to take care of
Questions & Answers about Zorgt u altijd voor de kat?
Why does the sentence use voor (for) when the English translation says take care of?
This is a fixed preposition! In Dutch, the verb zorgen (to care/take care) is always paired with voor to mean to take care of or to look after. Prepositions rarely translate word-for-word between English and Dutch, so it's best to memorize them as a pair: zorgen voor.
Why is the verb zorgen conjugated with a -t here? Doesn't the -t usually disappear in questions?
The -t only drops when the subject is jij or je (the informal you) and comes after the verb, like in Zorg je voor de kat?. Because this sentence uses the formal u, it keeps the -t just like a regular statement: Zorgt u.
How does the word order work in this yes/no question? Where did the Do go?
Why is altijd placed right after u instead of at the end of the sentence?