Word
Ik denk dat we dat stripboek niet hadden.
Meaning
I think that we didn't have that comic book.
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Questions & Answers about Ik denk dat we dat stripboek niet hadden.
Why is the verb hadden used here instead of had?
Hadden is the plural past tense of hebben (to have). Because the subject of that part of the sentence is we (we), you must use the plural form. If the subject were singular (like ik or hij), you would use had.
Why does the verb hadden go at the very end of the sentence?
The word dat (that) introduces a sub-clause. In Dutch, sub-clauses use a special word order where the working verb gets pushed to the end. That is why it is ... dat we dat stripboek niet hadden instead of keeping the verb right after we.
Why are there two different uses of dat in this sentence?
They do two entirely different jobs! The first dat connects the two halves of the sentence (I think that...). The second dat points to a specific thing (...that comic book). Because stripboek is a neuter (het) word, it uses dat instead of die to say 'that'.
Why is niet placed right before hadden?