Label elke doos en geef het adres door.

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Breakdown of Label elke doos en geef het adres door.

• elk: each
• de doos: the box
• het adres: the address

Questions & Answers about Label elke doos en geef het adres door.

Why is label used as a verb here? It looks like the English noun label.

In this sentence, label is the imperative (command form) of the Dutch verb labelen, meaning to label or to put a label on.

So:

• labelen = to label
• label! = label!

Dutch often borrows words from English or French and turns them into regular verbs. Here, labelen behaves like a normal Dutch verb.

Why is there no subject like jij or u in the sentence?

Because this is a command, and Dutch usually leaves out the subject in the imperative.

So instead of saying:

• Jij labelt elke doos.
• Jij geeft het adres door.

Dutch uses the shorter command forms:

• Label elke doos
• Geef het adres door

This is very similar to English:

• Label every box
• Pass on the address

not usually:

• You label every box

Why is it elke doos and not a plural like elke dozen?