Word
Jij levert het blik in, het heeft immers statiegeld.
Meaning
You hand in the tin, it has a deposit after all.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Jij levert het blik in, het heeft immers statiegeld.
jij
you
hebben
to have
het
it
inleveren
to hand in
Questions & Answers about Jij levert het blik in, het heeft immers statiegeld.
Why use immers here instead of just linking the clauses with want (because)?
Immers (after all) is a consensus adverb. It tells the listener, "I'm giving you this reason, and I expect you already know or agree with it." While want just states a reason, immers appeals to shared knowledge: we both know cans have a deposit, so naturally, you should hand this one in.
Why is immers placed between heeft and statiegeld?
In a main clause, immers goes in the "middle field." This means it sits after the conjugated verb (heeft) and the subject (het), but before the direct object (statiegeld).
Why is in at the end of the first clause (Jij levert het blik in)?
The verb is inleveren (to hand in or return), which is a separable verb. In a present tense main clause, the core verb (levert) goes in the second position, and the prefix (in) is pushed to the very end of that clause.
Why is it het blik? I thought blik was a de word.
It depends on the meaning! Het blik means "the tin" or "the can" (like a soda can). If you use de blik, the meaning changes entirely to "the look" or "the glance" (as in casting a glance at something).