Breakdown of Jullie bezitten noch een auto noch een fiets.
een
a/an
de auto
the car
jullie
you (plural)
de fiets
the bicycle
noch
neither / nor
bezitten
to own / to possess
Questions & Answers about Jullie bezitten noch een auto noch een fiets.
Why isn't there a geen before auto or fiets?
Does using noch ... noch change the word order?
Not in this sentence. Because noch ... noch is simply connecting two noun phrases (the car and the bike) as the object of the sentence, the main Subject-Verb-Object order stays exactly the same: jullie (subject) bezitten (verb) followed by the objects.
Can I just use hebben instead of bezitten?
Yes, you can. Bezitten means to own or to possess and is a bit more formal. Using hebben (to have) would be perfectly fine and is much more common in everyday conversation.
Noch sounds exactly like nog (still/yet). How do I tell them apart?
Context is your best friend here! Noch (with ch) is a conjunction meaning nor and almost always appears in pairs like noch ... noch. Nog (with g) is an adverb meaning still or yet. While they are pronounced identically, their grammatical roles are completely different.
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