{"id":1080,"date":"2011-01-27T14:35:01","date_gmt":"2011-01-27T14:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/?p=1080"},"modified":"2011-11-30T10:51:56","modified_gmt":"2011-11-30T10:51:56","slug":"questions-and-question-words","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/questions-and-question-words\/","title":{"rendered":"Questions and Question Words"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1081\" style=\"width: 220px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sxc.hu\/photo\/1238327\" aria-label=\"1238327 Questions\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1081\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1081 \"  alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"158\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2011\/01\/1238327_questions.jpg\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1081\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: immrchris<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In Dutch there is a distinction between &#8216;yes\/no&#8217; questions and questions beginning with a question word (also known as interrogative). Both situations require that you invert (reverse position) the subject and the verb.<\/p>\n<p>This is because Dutch is a verb second (V2) language. Meaning that, in the main clause, the verb is found in the second position.<\/p>\n<p>For example:<br \/>\n<em>Ik ga naar de bioscoop.<\/em> (I go to the cinema)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Questions Beginning with a Question Word<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When you form a question with a question word (who, what, when, where, etc) the question word comes first, followed by the conjugated verb and the subject takes the third position.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Wat wil je vanavond doen?<\/em> (What would you like to do tonight?)<\/li>\n<li><em>Waar woont u?<\/em> (Where do you live?)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The inversion is required because the question word takes up the first place and the verb needs to be in the second place.<\/p>\n<p><em>There are of course exceptions to the verb second rule and yes\/no questions are one of these exceptions.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Yes\/No Questions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yes\/no questions are questions that can be answered with a yes or no. To form them, the conjugated verb takes the first position and is then followed by the subject.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Heeft u een hond?<\/em> (Do you have a dog?)<\/li>\n<li><em>Ga je mee naar de dierentuin.<\/em> (Are you going to the zoo with me\/us?)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The subject and verb are inverted to create the yes\/no question form. The verb does not end up in the second position because yes\/no questions are an exception to the verb second rule.<\/p>\n<p>In both question forms it is important to remember to conjugate the verb to match the subject form.<\/p>\n<p><em>Spelen jullie morgen?<\/em> (Are you (plural) playing tomorrow?)<\/p>\n<p>However, don&#8217;t forget that when <em>jij<\/em> or <em>je<\/em> follows the verb, the <em>-t<\/em> ending is dropped.<\/p>\n<p><em>Werk je in een restaurant?<\/em> (Do you work in a restaurant?)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Question Words Vocabulary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>hoe<\/em> &#8211; how<br \/>\n<em> hoeveel<\/em> &#8211; how much\/many<br \/>\n<em> waar<\/em> &#8211; where<br \/>\n<em> waar&#8230;vandaan<\/em> &#8211; where from<br \/>\n<em> wat<\/em> &#8211; what<br \/>\n<em> welk\/welke<\/em> &#8211; which (welk is for het-words, welke is for de-words)<br \/>\n<em> wat voor<\/em> &#8211; what kind of<br \/>\n<em> wie<\/em> &#8211; who<br \/>\n<em> wanneer<\/em> &#8211; when<br \/>\n<em> waarom<\/em> &#8211; why<\/p>\n<p><strong>Answers from <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tuesday&#8217;s Post<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>het toilet<br \/>\nhet papier<br \/>\nhet toiletpapier<br \/>\nde koffie<br \/>\nde melk<br \/>\nde koffiemelk<br \/>\nhet poeder<br \/>\nde suiker<br \/>\nde poedersuiker<br \/>\nde aardappel<br \/>\nde salade<br \/>\nde aardappelsalade<br \/>\nde chocolade<br \/>\nde vla<br \/>\nde chocoladevla<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Practice for Questions and Question Words<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Enter the correct question word.<\/p>\n<p>1. _______ is je beste vriendin?<br \/>\n2. _______ wil je eten?<br \/>\n3. _______ kleur zoekt u?<\/p>\n<p>Put the questions in the correct word order and conjugate the italicized word.<\/p>\n<p>4. \u00a0de trein &#8211; <em>vertrekken<\/em> &#8211; naar Rotterdam &#8211; hoe laat<br \/>\n5. \u00a0bus &#8211; <em>rijden<\/em> &#8211; welke &#8211; het centrum &#8211; naar<br \/>\n6. \u00a0<em>kosten<\/em> &#8211; naar Den Haag &#8211; een enkele reis &#8211; wat<\/p>\n<p>Again, I&#8217;ll post the answers in a later post.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2011\/01\/1238327_questions.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image tmp-hide-img\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><p>In Dutch there is a distinction between &#8216;yes\/no&#8217; questions and questions beginning with a question word (also known as interrogative). Both situations require that you invert (reverse position) the subject and the verb. This is because Dutch is a verb second (V2) language. 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