Questions & Answers about Over twee jaar zijn wij zorgeloos.
Why does the sentence use over instead of in for "in two years"?
In Dutch, when you want to say that something will happen in a certain amount of time from now (like "in two years" or "in five minutes"), you must use the preposition over. If you used in twee jaar, it would mean it takes two full years to complete an action, rather than pointing to a moment in the future.
Why is it twee jaar and not twee jaren?
In Dutch, certain units of time, measurement, and weight remain singular when they follow a specific number. This applies to words like jaar (year), uur (hour), and keer (time or occurrence). So it is always twee jaar instead of the plural form.
The English translation says "we will be", but the Dutch sentence uses the present tense zijn (are). Is this correct?
Yes, this is very common! In Dutch, you can use the present tense to talk about the future as long as there is a clear time indicator in the sentence. Since the phrase Over twee jaar makes it obvious that this happens in the future, you don't need to add a future auxiliary verb like zullen (will).
Why does the verb zijn come before the subject wij?