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Questions & Answers about Waar denk jij aan?
The English translation says 'are you thinking', but I don't see 'zijn aan het' here. Why?
In Dutch, the present continuous (zijn aan het + infinitive) is rarely used with verbs of mental state, like denken (to think) or weten (to know). Instead, Dutch just uses the simple present tense (denk) to mean both 'think' and 'are thinking'.
Why does the sentence use Waar (where) instead of a word for 'what'?
In Dutch, when 'what' is used with a preposition like aan (which means 'about' or 'on' here), it changes to waar. So instead of asking 'what about', Dutch literally asks 'where about'.
Why is aan at the very end of the sentence instead of next to waar?
When waar combines with a preposition like aan, the preposition usually moves to the end of the question. This split (Waar ... aan) is the standard way to ask 'What ... about?' in Dutch.
Could I use je instead of jij in this sentence?
Yes! jij places special emphasis on 'you' (as in, 'What are YOU thinking about?'). If you just want to ask casually without that extra emphasis, you can say Waar denk je aan?