Breakdown of Meld je aan voor het abonnement, dan krijg je korting.
het abonnement
the subscription
zich aanmelden voor
to register for
Questions & Answers about Meld je aan voor het abonnement, dan krijg je korting.
There is no word for "if" (als) here. How do we know it is a conditional sentence?
In Dutch, you can create an "if/then" meaning without using als by starting the sentence with a verb or a command. Here, the command Meld je aan is followed by a comma and dan (then), creating a "do this, and then that happens" condition.
Why is the word order krijg je instead of je krijgt after the comma?
The second part of the sentence starts with dan. When a clause begins with a linking word like dan, the verb and subject swap places. This is called inversion, placing the verb krijg right before the subject je.
Why is there a je in the first part, Meld je aan?
The verb for signing up or registering is zich aanmelden, which is a reflexive verb. When giving a command, you drop the subject, but you still must include the reflexive pronoun je (yourself). Literally, you are telling someone to "register yourself".
Where does the word aan right before the comma come from?
It is the prefix of the separable verb zich aanmelden. In commands and regular main sentences, these verbs split, and the prefix moves to the very end of its clause.
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