Meld het en verpak daarna de retourzending.

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Breakdown of Meld het en verpak daarna de retourzending.

• het: it
• daarna: afterwards
• de retourzending: the return shipment

Questions & Answers about Meld het en verpak daarna de retourzending.

What does meld mean here, and why isn’t it melden?

Meld is the imperative form of the verb melden, which means to report, to notify, or to register.

So:

• melden = the infinitive, to report
• meld! = the command form, report!

In this sentence, Meld het means Report it or Notify them about it.

Dutch imperatives are often made by using the basic verb stem:

• melden → meld
• verpakken → verpak

So both verbs in the sentence are commands.

Why does the sentence use het in Meld het?

Het here means it.

So Meld het literally means Report it.

This is a very common Dutch object pronoun. It refers to something already known from context, such as a problem, a return, a defect, or a request.

Examples:

• Ik zie het. = I see it.
• Doe het nu. = Do it now.
• Meld het. = Report it.

Even though het is also the Dutch word for the with neuter nouns, here it is clearly a pronoun, not an article.