Breakdown of Laten we niet zonder versterker spelen.
niet
not
spelen
to play
we
we (unstressed form of wij)
laten
to let (laten we ... = let's ...)
zonder
without
de versterker
the amplifier
Questions & Answers about Laten we niet zonder versterker spelen.
Why is there no een (a/an) before versterker?
After the preposition zonder (without), Dutch often drops the indefinite article (een) when talking about a general object that you either have or don't have. So instead of saying "without an amplifier", Dutch simply says zonder versterker.
How does the sentence structure work with Laten we?
Laten we is the standard way to say "Let's" (literally: let us). In this structure, laten acts as the conjugated verb in the second position, and it pushes the main action verb (spelen) all the way to the very end of the sentence as a full infinitive.
Why is niet placed where it is, instead of at the end of the sentence?
The word niet (not) usually comes right before a prepositional phrase, which in this case is zonder versterker. Additionally, it couldn't go at the very end anyway, because the infinitive verb (spelen) must take the final spot in a laten sentence.
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