Questions & Answers about We zijn nu thuis.
Why use we here instead of wij?
Both mean "we", but we is the unstressed, everyday version. You use wij when you want to put special emphasis on who is doing the action (for example, if you want to stress "We are home, but they are not"). For a standard statement, we is the most natural choice.
Is zijn the only plural form of the verb "to be"?
Yes! The verb zijn (to be) is highly irregular, but its plural form is always exactly the same as the dictionary form: zijn. You use it with all plural subjects: wij/we, jullie (you plural), and zij/ze (they).
Why does nu (now) come before thuis (home)? Can I say "We zijn thuis nu"?
In English you often put words like "now" at the very end of a sentence, but in Dutch, time words like nu almost always come before place words like thuis. A great rule of thumb for Dutch word order is "Time before Place".
Where is the word for "at" in "at home"?
The single Dutch word thuis translates to the entire phrase "at home". If you just want to talk about a house as a physical building, the word is huis. Adding the "t" at the beginning turns it into the location concept of being "at home".