Breakdown of Gebruik je iemands persoonlijke gegevens?
gebruiken
to use
je
you (unstressed form of jij)
de gegevens
the data
iemands
someone's
Questions & Answers about Gebruik je iemands persoonlijke gegevens?
How do you form the possessive "someone's" in Dutch?
Just like in English! You take the word for "someone" (iemand) and add an -s to the end to get iemands. It works the exact same way for niemand (nobody), which becomes niemands (nobody's).
Why is it persoonlijke with an -e at the end?
Adjectives usually get an -e ending when they come right before a noun. Because gegevens (data) is plural, the adjective persoonlijk (personal) must take the -e ending to become persoonlijke.
What is the singular form of gegevens?
The singular is het gegeven, which translates literally to "the given" (like a given fact). However, when talking about personal data, details, or information, the Dutch almost exclusively use the plural gegevens.
Why is it Gebruik je and not Gebruikt je?
When the subject jij or je (you) comes immediately after the verb, you drop the -t ending from the verb. Since this is a yes/no question, the verb has to come first, triggering this triggers the rule, leaving you with just the stem gebruik.