Breakdown of Wij hebben onze eigen middelen voor het zakenplan.
wij
we
hebben
to have
onze
our (de-words, plurals)
het
it
voor
for (on behalf of)
eigen
own
het zakenplan
the business plan
het middel
the resource
Questions & Answers about Wij hebben onze eigen middelen voor het zakenplan.
Since middelen is plural, why doesn't eigen get an -e at the end (onze eigene middelen)?
The word eigen (own) is a special exception to the normal adjective rules. It almost never gets an added -e ending, regardless of the gender or number of the noun it describes. So it is always onze eigen, mijn eigen, etc.
Why do we use onze here instead of ons?
The choice between ons and onze depends on the noun. You use ons for singular het-words (like ons plan). For de-words and all plural words, you use onze. Since middelen is plural, it requires onze.
I know middel as 'middle', but what does middelen mean in this business context?
In formal or business contexts, middelen means 'means', 'resources', or 'funds'. Here, onze eigen middelen translates to 'our own resources' or 'our own funding'.
How do I know whether to use de or het for a compound word like zakenplan?
In Dutch, the article of a compound noun is always determined by its very last part. Since plan is a het-word (het plan), the compound zakenplan (business plan) is also a het-word.
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