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We hebben tijd, maar we hebben geen geld.

We hebben tijd, maar we hebben geen geld.
We have time, but we have no money.
From Lesson 54:And, but, or (en, maar, of)·Dutch

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?
No, you don't have to! Just like in English, if the subject and verb are exactly the same in both parts of the sentence, you can drop them in the second part. You can simply say: We hebben tijd, maar geen geld (We have time, but no money).
Why is it geen geld instead of niet geld?
In Dutch, you use geen to negate nouns that don't have a specific article (like 'the' or 'my') in front of them. Because geld (money) is a general, uncountable noun here, we use geen to mean 'no' or 'not any'.
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'.

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