Questions & Answers about Ik sport elke week.
Wait, I thought "sport" was a noun. Is it a verb here?
Yes! In Dutch, sporten is a very common verb that means "to exercise" or "to play sports". Since the subject is ik, we just use the stem of the verb, which is sport.
If I want to use one of the frequency adverbs from this lesson, like vaak (often), where would it go in this sentence?
It goes right after the conjugated verb. You would say Ik sport vaak elke week (I often exercise every week). In basic Dutch sentences, adverbs of time and frequency typically sit right behind the verb.
Why is it elke week and not elk week?
Because week is a de-word (de week). When you say "every" or "each" with a de-word, you must add an -e, making it elke. If you were talking about a het-word, you would use elk without the extra letter (for example, elk jaar means "every year").
How does the sentence change if I put Elke week at the beginning?
If you move Elke week to the front of the sentence, the verb and subject have to swap places (a rule called inversion). The sentence would become Elke week sport ik.
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