Naar welk asiel gaan jullie morgen?

Questions & Answers about Naar welk asiel gaan jullie morgen?

Why is it welk here and not welke?
Because asiel (shelter) is a het-word (het asiel). When you use the word for 'which' with a singular het-word, you drop the -e and it becomes welk. If it were a de-word or plural, you would use welke.
Could I say wat voor een asiel here instead?
You could, but it changes the question. Welk asiel asks for a specific choice from a known group ('Which shelter?'). Wat voor een asiel asks about the category or type ('What kind of shelter? A dog shelter?').
Why does the sentence start with naar?
In English, it is common to put the preposition at the end of a question ('Which shelter are you going to?'). In Dutch, the preposition must stay directly in front of the question phrase ('To which shelter...'), making it Naar welk asiel.
Why are gaan and jullie swapped around?
In a Dutch question that starts with a question word or phrase (like Naar welk asiel), the verb (gaan) must come in the second position, immediately before the subject (jullie). This is called inversion.

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