Learn Dutch: Wij gaan het huis inrichten, maar we hebben niet genoeg geld. - We are going to furnish the house, but we do not have enough money.

Wij gaan het huis inrichten, maar we hebben niet genoeg geld.

We are going to furnish the house, but we do not have enough money.

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Questions & Answers about Wij gaan het huis inrichten, maar we hebben niet genoeg geld.

I thought genoeg is supposed to go after the word it modifies. Why is it before geld here?

The rule depends on what you are modifying! When genoeg modifies an adjective or an adverb (like big enough), it comes after the word: groot genoeg. But when it modifies a noun like geld (money), it typically comes before the noun, just like in English: genoeg geld.

Wait, so is it wrong to say geld genoeg?

Not at all! With nouns, genoeg is actually very flexible. You can place it before the noun (genoeg geld) or after the noun (geld genoeg). Both are grammatically correct and very common in everyday Dutch.

Why is it niet genoeg geld and not geen genoeg geld, since geld is an unspecific noun?

Normally, you negate an indefinite noun with geen (e.g., we hebben geen geld). However, in this sentence you aren't just negating the noun; you are negating the quantity modifier genoeg. To negate quantity words like genoeg, veel, or alle, you always use niet.

inrichten is a separable verb. Why isn't the prefix separated here?