In Dutch questions, the verb is placed before the subject.
| verb | subject | (object) / (complement) / ... / (secondary verbs) |
|---|
The informal second person singular je
/
jij
is often used in questions: keep in mind that its verb
drops the present tense T‑ending when it's placed before the subject.
je bent
2
you are / ben je?
are you?
| je bent boos
2
|
you are angry |
| ben je boos?
2
|
are you angry? |
| je hebt genoeg geld
2
|
you have enough money |
| heb je genoeg geld?
|
do you have enough money? |
|
|
| Er is wat brood over.
|
There is some bread left. |
| Is er wat brood over?
2
|
Is there any bread left? |
| In English, turning around verb and object for question mode only works for a few verbs - other verbs add to do - but in Dutch all verbs can be turned around for question mode. | ||
| Regent 't?
|
Is it raining? | |
| Schijnt de zon?
|
Is the sun shining? | |
| Ga jij?
2 |
[Go you?] Are you going? (Like, to an event) | |
| Ga je mee?
|
Are you [going] coming with us/me? je/jij | |
| Mag dat?
2
3 |
Is that allowed? | |
| Mag ik me even voorstellen?
2
|
[May I] Allow me [a moment?] to introduce myself | |
| Heb je even tijd?
2
(3) |
Do you have a moment? ‑>> | |
| denk je?
2
3
|
Do you think so? | |
| Vind je?
2
|
Do you think so? Is that your opinion? | |
| Ben je druk?
2
3
Heb je 't druk?
2
3 |
Are you busy? | |
| Is het ver?
2 |
Is it far? | |
| Heb je het nieuws gehoord?
2
3
|
Have you heard the news? | |
| Heb je lekker geslapen?
2 |
'Did you sleep [enjoyable] well?' | |
| Heb je lekker gegeten?
2
| Did you like the food, did you enjoy your meal? | |
| Heb je honger?
|
Are you hungry? | |
| Heb je hoofdpijn?
2 |
Do you have a headache? | |
| Heb je een fiets?
2 |
Do you have a bicycle? | |
| Heeft Jan een auto?
2
|
Does Jan have a car? | |
| Had je een lekke band?
|
Did you have a flat tire? | |
| Hadden jullie pech?
|
[Did you have bad luck?] Usually, this means: Did your car break down? | |
| Zijn de bananen nog groen?
|
Are the bananas still green? | |
| Zijn de bananen al geel?
2
|
Are the bananas already yellow? | |
| Kun je het aan?
2
|
Are you up to it? Can you deal with it? | |
| Wil je iets toe?
2
3
|
Would you like [something after] dessert? | |
| Is hij aan de beurt?
2
3 |
Is it his turn? ‑>> | |
| Mag ik de boter?
2
3
|
Can I have the butter? — Please pass the butter | |
| Kan ik de afspraak verzetten?
2
|
Could I, is it possible to [move] reschedule the appointment? | |
| Doet 't pijn?
2 |
Does it hurt? | |
| Is 't erger geworden?
2 |
Did it [become] get worse? | |
| Heb je haar gezicht gezien?
2
|
Have you seen her face? | |
| Zullen we zo gaan?
2
3
|
Shall we [go] leave in a moment? | |
| Zullen we gaan zwemmen?
2
|
Shall we go [swimming] for a swim? | |
| Heb je 't leuk gehad?
|
Did you enjoy yourself? | |
| Heb je een goede reis gehad?
2
|
'Did you have a good trip, was the traveling pleasant?' | |
| Heb je zin in een borrel?
|
Would you like a glass of liquor? | |
| Bent U blij met Uw fiets?
2
|
Are you happy with your bike? (Would you recommend it?)(formal 'you') | |
| Is 't 't waard?
2
|
Is it worth it? (cost/value analysis) | |
| Gaat 't morgen regenen?
2 |
Is it going to rain tomorrow? | |
| Maakt 't wat uit?
Maakt 't iets uit?
|
Does it make any difference? | |
| Is dat nog steeds zo?
2
3
|
Is [that] it still like that? | |
| Vergeet ik iets?
2
(3)
|
Am I forgetting something? Did something slip my mind? | |
| Is er enige kans?
2
3
|
Is there any chance? | |
| Heb je er spijt van?
2
3
|
Are you sorry about it? Do you regret it? | |
| Heb ik iets fout gedaan?
2
3
4
|
Have I done something wrong? Did I make a mistake? | |
| Of lijkt dat maar zo?
2
3
|
Or does [that] it only look that way? | |
| Zul je voorzichtig zijn?
2
|
Will you be careful? | |
| Zou je dat willen?
2
3
4
|
Would you like that? Is that what you'd want? | |
| Is 't gelukt?
2
|
Did it work? Did it get through? Did you succeed? Were you able to pull it off? | |
| "Lukt 't een beetje?"
2
3
|
[Are you somewhat succeeding?] - How is it going? (inquiring with doubts about how a job is going) | |
| Ben je opgeknapt?
2
3
|
[Did you recover?] Are you feeling better? | |
| Kan jij Deens verstaan?
2
3 |
Do you understand (spoken) Danish? | |
| Kun je Russisch lezen?
2
3 |
Do you read Russian? Do you understand written Russian? | |
|
Wil je koffie of thee of iets fris?
2
3
|
Would you like coffee or tea or [something fresh] a cold drink? | |
| Word je er happy van?
2
3
|
Does it make you happy? | |
| The Dutch word gelukkig
2
3
(gelukkige
2
3)
sounds old-fashioned | ||
| Zou je het risico nemen?
2
3
|
Would you take the risk? (Is it worth the risk?) | |
| Ben ik de enige die zo denkt?
2
3
|
Am I the only one who thinks that way, the only person of that opinion? | |
| "Veerman,
kun je me overzetten?"
2
3
|
'Ferryman, can you take me across, bring me to the other side?' | |
| kop of munt?
kruis of munt?
2
|
heads or tails? (coin toss) | |
- 3. Subject - Verb - Complement - 4. Adjectives, Adverbs and Nouns
5A. Past Participles and Verb Infinitives at the End of the Line
5B. Past Participles, Verb Infinitives and the Use of te
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Gij zult niet stelen
'Thou shalt not steal'