Word
Maak het geld tijdig over, anders krijg je een boete.
Meaning
Transfer the money in time, otherwise you will get a fine.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Maak het geld tijdig over, anders krijg je een boete.
een
a/an
het geld
the money
je
you (unstressed form of jij)
krijgen
to get (receive)
Questions & Answers about Maak het geld tijdig over, anders krijg je een boete.
Why is the word order krijg je instead of je krijgt after anders?
Anders is an adverb meaning "otherwise" or "or else". Because it starts the second clause, it occupies the first position. Following the Dutch verb-second rule, the verb krijg must come immediately after it, causing the subject je to invert.
Can I use of instead of anders here to mean "or else"?
Yes, you could say of je krijgt een boete ("or you will get a fine"). Notice the word order difference: of is a true coordinating conjunction that does not take up a grammatical position, so the normal subject-verb order remains (je krijgt). Anders acts as an adverb in position one, which forces inversion (krijg je).
Why is the verb split as Maak ... over?
This is the separable verb overmaken, which specifically means "to transfer" money. Because the first clause is an imperative (a command), the verb splits. The stem Maak goes at the start, and the prefix over is pushed to the end of the clause.
Is there a difference between tijdig and op tijd?