Questions & Answers about Zij slikt haar medicijn langzaam.
What’s the difference between zij and ze here?
Both can mean she (and also they). Zij is the stressed/emphatic form; ze is the unstressed form. You often choose zij when you want to emphasize the subject.
- She: Zij slikt… (emphatic) / Ze slikt… (neutral)
- They: Zij slikken… / Ze slikken… You can tell singular vs plural by the verb: slikt (singular) vs slikken (plural).
Why does the verb end in -t in slikt?
Dutch present tense adds -t in the 3rd person singular. So:
- ik slik
- jij/u slikt
- hij/zij/het slikt The -t drops only when jij comes after the verb in a question: Slik jij…? (but: Jij slikt…).
How do you conjugate slikken?
- Present: ik slik, jij/u slikt, hij/zij/het slikt, wij/jullie/zij slikken
- Simple past: ik/hij slikte, wij slikten
- Past participle: geslikt
- Perfect: zij heeft (het) geslikt It’s regular. Because the stem ends in a voiceless consonant (k), the past uses -te/-ten and the participle ends in -t (the “’t kofschip/x” rule).
Is slikken the usual verb for taking medicine?