Breakdown of Verhuis je, dan moet je het abonnement opzeggen.
dan
then
moeten
to have to, must
verhuizen
to move (house)
je
you (unstressed form of jij)
opzeggen
to cancel (a subscription, contract)
het abonnement
the subscription
Questions & Answers about Verhuis je, dan moet je het abonnement opzeggen.
Why doesn't this sentence use "als" (if) for the "If you move" part?
This is a verb-first conditional clause. By putting the verb (verhuis) before the subject (je) at the very beginning of the sentence, you create an "if" meaning without actually using the word als. It means exactly the same thing as Als je verhuist.
Why is it "Verhuis je" and not "Verhuist je"?
When the subject je or jij comes after the verb, you always drop the -t ending from the present tense verb. Because this sentence uses a verb-first structure to mean "if," the verb comes before je, so verhuist loses its -t.
Why does the second part say "dan moet je" instead of "dan je moet"?
The word dan (then) connects the condition to the result. In Dutch, starting a clause with a word like dan triggers inversion, meaning the verb (moet) has to swap places with the subject (je).
Why is "opzeggen" (cancel) at the very end of the sentence?
This sentence uses the helping verb moet (must). In Dutch, when you have a helping verb, the main action verb (opzeggen) stays in its full dictionary form (the infinitive) and gets pushed to the very end of the clause.
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