Breakdown of De keuken is schoon, want we koken vandaag niet.
zijn
to be
niet
not
vandaag
today
koken
to cook
de keuken
the kitchen
want
because
schoon
clean
we
we (unstressed form of wij)
Questions & Answers about De keuken is schoon, want we koken vandaag niet.
What does the word want do to the word order?
Nothing at all! Because want (because/for) is a coordinating conjunction, it just links two regular sentences together. After want, you simply use the normal word order: subject (we) + verb (koken).
Is the comma before want required?
Yes! When you use want to connect two complete sentences and give a reason for the first one, you should always put a comma before it.
Why does we koken translate to 'we are cooking' instead of 'we cook'?
Dutch doesn't have a separate '-ing' tense to show that an action is happening right now. The simple present tense we koken means both 'we cook' and 'we are cooking'. Because of the word vandaag (today), 'are not cooking' is the most natural English translation.
Why is niet placed after vandaag at the end of the sentence?
In Dutch, words that tell you when something happens, like vandaag (today), usually come before niet. Also, when niet negates the main action of the sentence (the cooking), it tends to get pushed all the way to the end.
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