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We kunnen misschien morgen komen.

We kunnen misschien morgen komen.
Maybe we can come tomorrow.
From Lesson 39:Modal verbs (willen, kunnen)·Dutch

Questions & Answers about We kunnen misschien morgen komen.

Why is komen at the very end of the sentence?
When you use a modal verb like kunnen (can) in Dutch, it takes the normal verb position (second place in the sentence). The main action verb, which is komen (to come) here, gets pushed all the way to the end in its full dictionary form (the infinitive).
Why is it kunnen and not kan?
Because the subject is We, which is plural. For singular subjects like ik (I) or hij (he), you use kan. For plural subjects like we, jullie (you all), or zij (they), you use the full plural form kunnen.
Could I start the sentence with Misschien? How would that change the word order?
Yes, you can say Misschien kunnen we morgen komen. If you put Misschien at the start, it takes up the first position. Because Dutch requires the working verb to stay in the second position, the verb kunnen and the subject we have to swap places. This swap is called inversion.
Doesn't morgen also mean 'morning'? How do I know which one it is here?
Yes, morgen can mean both 'tomorrow' and 'morning'. You usually tell them apart by context. Here, 'tomorrow' is the most natural fit. If a Dutch speaker specifically wants to say 'tomorrow morning', they will use a combined word: morgenochtend.

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