Wij drinken thee in de schemering op het terras.

to drink

Breakdown of Wij drinken thee in de schemering op het terras.

• wij: we
• in: in
• op: on

Questions & Answers about Wij drinken thee in de schemering op het terras.

What is the difference between wij and we?

In Dutch both mean “we,” but:

• wij is the full, emphatic or formal form.
• we is the shortened, more colloquial form used in everyday speech. Example: • Wij drinken thee… (emphasis or in writing)
  • We drinken thee… (common in conversation)

Why is the verb drinken used instead of drinkt?

Dutch conjugation for drinken (to drink) is: • ik drink
• jij drinkt
• hij/zij drinkt
• wij drinken
The first-person plural (wij) uses the infinitive form without an extra -t.

Why doesn’t thee have an article (like de or het)?

Thee is an uncountable mass noun when you’re talking about drinking tea in general. Mass nouns typically drop the article unless you mean a specific batch (then you’d say de thee, “the tea”).

What does in de schemering mean, and why do we use in?