Breakdown of Met wie ga jij morgen naar het park?
jij
you
gaan
to go
morgen
tomorrow
naar
to
met
with
het park
the park
wie
whom
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Questions & Answers about Met wie ga jij morgen naar het park?
Why is Met wie used instead of just Wie at the start of the question?
In Dutch, when you ask with whom something happens, you must include the preposition met (with).
- Wie alone means who, but it doesn’t tell you with whom.
- So Met wie literally translates to with who, matching the English “with whom.”
Why does the verb ga come before the subject jij?
Dutch main clauses follow the V2 rule (verb-second rule).
- The first slot is taken by any one element (here, Met wie).
- The finite verb (ga) must then occupy the second position.
- After the verb comes the subject (jij).
So the order is [wh-phrase] – [verb] – [subject] – ….
Can I omit jij and just say Met wie ga morgen naar het park?
No. Dutch normally requires you to include the subject pronoun.
- Correct: Met wie ga jij morgen naar het park?
- You can replace jij with je (informal) or u (formal), but you cannot drop it entirely in a standard question.
Can I replace jij with je, and what’s the difference?
Yes. Je is the unstressed, more neutral form of jij.
- Met wie ga je morgen naar het park? (common, casual)
- Met wie ga jij morgen naar het park? (adds emphasis to “you”)
Could I use the formal pronoun u instead of jij/je?
Absolutely. In a formal or polite context, you’d say:
Met wie gaat u morgen naar het park?
Note that the verb changes from ga to gaat to agree with u.
What does morgen do in this sentence, and why is it placed where it is?
Morgen is an adverb of time (meaning tomorrow).
- Time expressions in Dutch often follow the verb–subject pair.
- That’s why after ga jij (verb + subject) you slot in morgen, then the rest of the sentence.
Why do we say naar het park instead of in het park?
- Naar expresses movement toward a destination (to).
- In indicates location (in).
Since you’re going to the park, you need naar het park.
Why is it het park (the park) and not een park (a park)?
- Het is the definite article (“the”). Use it when both speaker and listener know which park is meant.
- Een park would be an unspecified park, changing the nuance to “to some park” rather than “the park” you have in mind.
How can I replace naar het park with a pronoun to avoid repetition?
Use er plus the preposition at the end:
Met wie ga jij er morgen naartoe?
- Er replaces naar het park.
- Naartoe is the combined form of naar toe (to).