Wij werken in september.

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Breakdown of Wij werken in september.

• in: in
• werken: to work
• september: September

Questions & Answers about Wij werken in september.

Why is it wij and not we?

Both wij and we mean we.

• we is the more common unstressed form in everyday Dutch.
• wij is the stressed form, and it can sound a bit more formal or emphatic.

So:

• Wij werken in september.
• We werken in september.

Both are correct. In many normal conversations, we is more likely.

Why does the verb end in -en in werken?

With wij/we in the present tense, Dutch usually uses the same form as the infinitive.

For the verb werken (to work):

• ik werk = I work
• jij werkt = you work
• hij/zij werkt = he/she works
• wij werken = we work
• jullie werken = you all work
• zij werken = they work

So werken is the correct present-tense form with wij.

Why is it in september?

In Dutch, months are normally used with in when you mean in a certain month.

Examples:

• in september = in September
• in januari = in January
• in de zomer = in the summer

So in september is the normal way to say that something happens during September.