Breakdown of We hebben tijd, maar we hebben geen geld.
maar
but
hebben
to have
het geld
the money
de tijd
the time
Questions & Answers about We hebben tijd, maar we hebben geen geld.
Why doesn't the word order change after maar?
Maar (but) is a coordinating conjunction, just like en (and) and of (or). These words link two regular sentences together without changing the word order of the second sentence. So, the second part stays as a normal subject-verb phrase: we hebben geen geld.
Do I have to repeat we hebben after maar?
Why is it geen geld instead of niet geld?
How are the words tijd and geld pronounced at the end?
In Dutch, whenever a word ends in the letter 'd', it is pronounced with a 't' sound. So, tijd sounds like 'teit' and geld sounds like 'gelt'.