Breakdown of Fotografeer de beschadiging en het bestelnummer samen.
en
and
samen
together
fotograferen
to photograph
het bestelnummer
the order number
Questions & Answers about Fotografeer de beschadiging en het bestelnummer samen.
Why does the sentence begin with Fotografeer instead of je or u?
Because this is a command or instruction. In Dutch, commands normally use the imperative, and the verb comes first:
- Fotografeer ... = Photograph ...
- Kijk ... = Look ...
- Wacht ... = Wait ...
The subject is usually left out in instructions, especially in manuals, apps, and customer-service steps.
Why is the imperative form fotografeer and not fotograferen?
The infinitive is fotograferen. The imperative is based on the verb stem, which here is fotografeer.
This happens because Dutch keeps the long ee sound in the stem:
- infinitive: fotograferen
- stem / imperative: fotografeer
So Fotografeer de beschadiging ... is the normal command form.
Why is it de beschadiging but het bestelnummer?