Word
De student checkt altijd snel op het station in.
Meaning
The student always checks in quickly at the station.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of De student checkt altijd snel op het station in.
de student
the student
snel
fast
altijd
always
op
on
Questions & Answers about De student checkt altijd snel op het station in.
How does the word order work for altijd, snel, and op het station?
In Dutch, extra information in the middle of a sentence is usually ordered by Time, Manner, and Place (the TMP rule). In this sentence, we start with altijd (Time), followed by snel (Manner), and finish with op het station (Place).
Why is the word in stranded at the very end of the sentence?
The full verb is inchecken (to check in), which is a separable verb. In a normal main clause, the conjugated part (checkt) takes the second position, and the prefix (in) is pushed to the very end of the sentence, patiently waiting after all the Time, Manner, and Place details.
Why do we say op het station instead of bij het station for 'at the station'?
When talking about public transport locations like a train station or an airport, Dutch prefers the preposition op. You will often see op het station (at the station) and op het perron (on the platform).
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