Breakdown of Lees jij de voorspelling wanneer het vriest?
jij
you
lezen
to read
het
it
wanneer
when
de voorspelling
the forecast
vriezen
to freeze
Questions & Answers about Lees jij de voorspelling wanneer het vriest?
Why is it Lees jij without a -t at the end of the verb?
Because this is a yes/no question, the verb comes before the subject jij. In Dutch, whenever jij or je comes directly after the verb, you drop the -t ending. So, the normal statement Jij leest becomes the question Lees jij.
Does wanneer push the verb to the end of the sentence here?
Yes! Just like tenzij (unless) from this lesson, wanneer (when) is a subordinating conjunction. It introduces a dependent clause and forces the verb to the very end. In wanneer het vriest, the verb vriest is placed at the end of its clause.
Can I use als instead of wanneer in this sentence?
Yes, you absolutely can. Als and wanneer both mean "when" in this context and are largely interchangeable. Because als is also a subordinating conjunction, the word order would stay exactly the same: ...als het vriest.
What is the literal meaning of voorspelling?
It helps to break the word apart. It comes from the verb voorspellen (to predict). Voor means "before" and spellen relates to spelling or speaking. So a voorspelling is literally a "fore-telling." Here, it is used as a short way to say the weather forecast (de weersvoorspelling).
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