Breakdown of Zie je die rode knop? Klik daarop!
daar
there
zien
to see
op
on
die
that / those (de-words and plurals)
rood
red
je
you (unstressed form of jij)
klikken
to click
de knop
the button
Questions & Answers about Zie je die rode knop? Klik daarop!
Why is it daarop and not just op die or op dat for "on that"?
In Dutch, when you combine a preposition like op (on) with a pointer word like die or dat (that) referring to a thing, they merge and change shape. Instead of saying op die (on that), you use the pronominal adverb daarop (literally "there-on"). You must do this for things, but you cannot do this for people!
Could I split daarop into two words here, like daar op?
When it means "on that [thing]", daarop is written as one word. You can sometimes split these words in Dutch, but usually only if you are putting other words in between them. Because there is nothing between daar and op here, they must be joined together.
Why does rood get an -e ending to become rode in die rode knop?
Knop is a de-word (de knop). When an adjective comes before a noun and follows a word like de, die (that), or deze (this), it almost always gets an -e added to the end. Notice that the double vowel in rood also drops to a single o in rode to keep the vowel sound long!
Why does the second sentence start with just Klik instead of Klik je or Klikt?
The second sentence is a direct command (the imperative). To tell someone to do something in Dutch, you simply use the stem of the verb (klik) without any subject pronoun (like je) and without adding a -t at the end.
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