Word
Als je het dieet volgt, verbrand je veel vet.
Meaning
If you follow the diet, you burn a lot of fat.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Als je het dieet volgt, verbrand je veel vet.
veel
much / many / a lot of
volgen
to follow
je
you (unstressed form of jij)
als
if / when (condition)
Questions & Answers about Als je het dieet volgt, verbrand je veel vet.
Why is the verb volgt at the end of the first part?
The word als (if) is a subordinating conjunction. Just like zodat (so that) from this lesson, it introduces a subclause and pushes the conjugated verb to the very end: Als je het dieet volgt.
Why does the second part say verbrand je instead of je verbrandt?
In Dutch, the verb must be the second idea in the main sentence. Here, the entire first clause (Als je het dieet volgt) counts as block number one. To keep the verb in the second position, the main clause has to start with the verb: verbrand je.
Why doesn't verbrand have a 't' at the end here?
Normally, the je (you) form gets a -t added to the verb stem. However, there is a special rule: when je comes directly after the verb as the subject, you drop the -t. That is why it is verbrand je and not verbrandt je.
Why do we use veel here instead of vele?
You use veel (much / a lot of) for uncountable nouns like vet (fat). You would only use vele (many) for countable plural nouns.