Breakdown of Je leert veel door deze app elke dag te checken.
veel
much / many / a lot of
leren
to learn
deze
this / these
de dag
the day
je
you (unstressed form of jij)
door
through
te
to (infinitive marker)
elk
each, every
de app
the app
checken
to check (informal)
Questions & Answers about Je leert veel door deze app elke dag te checken.
How does the door ... te structure work in this sentence?
In English, you say "by checking", keeping the preposition and verb together. In Dutch, door (by) starts the phrase, but te and the infinitive verb (checken) must go at the very end. All the details about what you are checking (deze app elke dag) get sandwiched in the middle.
Why isn't there a translation for the English "-ing" ending like in "checking"?
Dutch doesn't have an exact equivalent to the English "-ing" form for this grammar. Whenever you want to say "by doing", "without doing", or "instead of doing" something, Dutch uses the preposition (door, zonder, or in plaats van) followed by te and the full dictionary verb (the infinitive, like checken).
Could I change the word order to door elke dag deze app te checken?
Yes, both are correct! The standard Dutch rule is Time-Manner-Place, which would put the time (elke dag) before the object (deze app). However, putting a specific direct object first, as this sentence does, is also very common and puts a little more focus on the app itself.
Is checken a real Dutch word?
Yes! Dutch borrows a lot of English verbs. They get "Dutchified" by adding standard endings, like the -en ending here to create the infinitive. It behaves just like a regular Dutch verb, but you still pronounce it the English way.
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