Breakdown of Wij spelen geen bordspellen meer.
wij
we
spelen
to play
geen meer
no more / no longer any
het bordspel
the board game
Questions & Answers about Wij spelen geen bordspellen meer.
Why do we use geen ... meer instead of niet ... meer in this sentence?
Does meer always go directly after the noun when using geen ... meer?
Generally, yes. The structure groups together as geen + [noun] + meer. It literally translates to "no board games more". Thinking of it this literal way makes the Dutch word order much easier to remember when translating from English.
Look at the spelling of spelen and bordspellen. Why does the noun have a double "l"?
The singular noun is bordspel. Because the "e" in spel is a short vowel, we must double the "l" when adding the plural -en to keep that short sound. If we did not double it, it would be pronounced with a long "e" sound, exactly like the verb spelen (to play) earlier in the sentence!