Breakdown of Ik verleng het lidmaatschap online, zodat ik korting krijg.
ik
I
zodat
so that
online
online
krijgen
to get
de korting
the discount
verlengen
to renew
het lidmaatschap
the membership
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Questions & Answers about Ik verleng het lidmaatschap online, zodat ik korting krijg.
Why is ik verleng and not ik verlengt?
In Dutch the first‐person singular present tense uses the verb stem without a -t. Only the second‐ and third‐person singular get the -t (e.g. jij verlengt, hij verlengt). Hence ik verleng.
Why is the finite verb krijg at the end of the clause after zodat?
zodat is a subordinating conjunction, and subordinate clauses in Dutch follow Subject–Object–Verb (SOV) order. The finite verb therefore moves to the very end: zodat ik korting krijg.
Is the comma before zodat required?
No, a comma before zodat (or most subordinating conjunctions) is optional. It can improve readability in longer sentences, but Dutch grammar does not strictly demand it.
What’s the difference between zodat ik korting krijg and om korting te krijgen?
Both express purpose, but they use different structures:
- om korting te krijgen uses an infinitive clause (om … te + infinitive).
- zodat ik korting krijg uses a full subordinate clause with the indicative.
Often interchangeable, om … te focuses on the goal, while zodat states a real or expected result.
Why is the article het used with lidmaatschap?
Nouns ending in -schap are almost always neuter in Dutch, taking the article het. You must learn or look up the gender; in this case it’s het lidmaatschap.
Could I say een lidmaatschap instead of het lidmaatschap?
Yes. een lidmaatschap means “a membership” in general. You use het lidmaatschap when referring to a specific one you already have or know about.
Why is online placed after the object instead of right after the verb?
Dutch adverbials generally follow the order: Time – Manner – Place. online (“via the Internet”) functions as a manner/place adverb. Both orders are possible:
• ik verleng online het lidmaatschap
• ik verleng het lidmaatschap online
Putting the object first is more common when you want to emphasize het lidmaatschap.
Why is korting used without an article? Could I say een korting?
When talking about “getting a discount” in a general sense, Dutch often drops the article: korting krijgen. If you mean a specific discount offer, you can say een korting: zodat ik een korting krijg.
Is zodat always one word, or can I write zo dat?
Modern Dutch spells this conjunction as one word: zodat. Writing it as zo dat is archaic and generally incorrect for purpose/result clauses.
Can I start the sentence with the zodat-clause, for example Zodat ik korting krijg, verleng ik het lidmaatschap online?
Yes, you can front the subordinate clause. You keep the SOV order in that clause, add a comma, and then the main clause follows the verb-second rule, so it becomes:
Zodat ik korting krijg, verleng ik het lidmaatschap online.
This construction is grammatically correct but sounds a bit formal or literary.