Breakdown of Je kunt inloggen met je nieuwe account.
met
with
nieuw
new
kunnen
can
je
your (unstressed)
inloggen
to log in
het account
the account
Questions & Answers about Je kunt inloggen met je nieuwe account.
I learned that the 'you' form of 'kunnen' is kan. Why does this sentence use kunt?
For the pronoun jij/je, both je kan and je kunt are correct in Dutch. Je kunt is traditionally considered a bit more formal or proper, while je kan is very common in everyday spoken Dutch.
Why is there an -e on nieuwe? Isn't account a het-word?
The word account can actually be either a de-word or a het-word in Dutch. But the -e is required here regardless! That is because it comes after the possessive pronoun je (your). Adjectives following a possessive pronoun always get an -e added to them.
Is inloggen a separable verb since it comes from the English 'log in'?
Yes, inloggen is a separable verb. In this sentence, it stays whole because it acts as the infinitive after the modal verb kunt. If it were the main verb, the prefix in would split off and move to the end, like in Ik log in (I log in).
How would I change this sentence to say 'You only have to log in' using hoeven?
You would replace kunt with hoeft alleen maar (only need to) and use te with the infinitive. Because inloggen is separable, the te goes between the prefix and the verb: Je hoeft alleen maar in te loggen met je nieuwe account.
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