word order (basics)
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Standard

1: personal pronoun (I, you, etc) + verb +  rest

See example a in the picture

2: changes in order

a: sentence without any indication: 
I drink milk

If the sentence starts with a time or place indication: the order switches.
See samples b and c.

b: Sentence starts with indication of place: in Amsterdam
in Amsterdam I drink milk

c: Sentence starts with indication of time: tomorrow
tomorrow I drink milk

Notice the difference with respect to the word order in English: in Dutch the word order changes for the given examples b and c.

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With a question

With a question, the word order changes

a: you are drinking milk
b: are you drinking milk?
(look at the Dutch sentences in the picture)

Notice a: notice the difference in spelling of the verb with a question.

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Notice a: notice the difference in spelling of the verb with a question.

Notice again the difference in spelling with the personal pronoun you.

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Last examples

a: you drink milk

b: when do you drink milk?

c: how much milk do you drink?
Notice that drinking now refers to "how much milk" and there fore "melk"(3) is placed before 2 and 1.

d: with whom do you drink milk?

Again notice the difference in spelling of the verb with a question (compare a with b, c and d).

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