Breakdown of Vandaag vieren we een onvergetelijke mijlpaal.
een
a/an
vandaag
today
we
we (unstressed form of wij)
vieren
to celebrate
Questions & Answers about Vandaag vieren we een onvergetelijke mijlpaal.
Why is the word order vieren we instead of we vieren?
Because the sentence starts with the time word Vandaag. In a standard Dutch main clause, the verb must sit in the second position (the V2 rule). When you put anything other than the subject at the beginning, the subject has to move to the spot immediately after the verb.
Why does onvergetelijke get an -e added to it even though it follows the indefinite article een?
How do the parts of the word onvergetelijke break down?
It is built from the prefix on- (meaning un-), the verb root vergeet from vergeten (to forget), and the suffix -lijk (which works like the English -able). Finally, the -e at the very end is added for the adjective agreement we see with de-words.
Since this lesson is about the temporal dat, how would I use it to say "Today is the day that we celebrate a milestone"?