Sinds vorige maand werk ik drie dagen per week thuis.

Since last month I have been working from home three days a week.

Breakdown of Sinds vorige maand werk ik drie dagen per week thuis.

• ik: I
• de dag: the day
• werken: to work
• thuis: at home

Questions & Answers about Sinds vorige maand werk ik drie dagen per week thuis.

Why is the verb before the subject in werk ik rather than ik werk?

Dutch follows a “verb second” (V2) word order. When you start a sentence with an element other than the subject (here Sinds vorige maand), the finite verb moves to the second position, pushing the subject after it:
“Sinds vorige maand” (1) – “werk” (2) – “ik” (3) – rest.

What does sinds vorige maand mean, and can I replace vorige with something else?

Sinds vorige maand means “since last month.”
• You can replace vorige (“previous”) with other time markers:

• sinds maart (“since March”)
• sinds vorige week (“since last week”)
  • You cannot omit sinds if you want to express “since.”

Can I say Ik werk sinds vorige maand drie dagen per week thuis instead?

Yes. If you keep the subject first, you revert to normal SVO order (Subject–Verb–Object/adverbials):
Ik (1) – werk (2) – sinds vorige maand (3) – drie dagen per week (4) – thuis (5).
It’s correct, but starting with the time expression emphasizes when you began.

What does drie dagen per week literally mean, and why per?

Drie dagen per week literally means “three days per week.”
• per here is a preposition used to indicate frequency (“each,” “every”).• It’s the standard way in Dutch to talk about how often something happens in a given time unit.