Breakdown of Ik doe er vandaag geen bruikbare meubels weg.
ik
I
geen
no / not any
vandaag
today
er
there (in that place)
Questions & Answers about Ik doe er vandaag geen bruikbare meubels weg.
Why is er placed right after doe instead of later in the sentence?
This is exactly what this lesson focuses on! In Dutch, the word er likes to sit as early as possible in the middle part of the sentence. In a main clause like this one, it jumps in right after the conjugated verb (doe) or the subject. It must come before time adverbs like vandaag and before negations or direct objects like geen bruikbare meubels.
Why is the word weg sitting all by itself at the end of the sentence?
It belongs to the verb doe. Together, they form the separable verb wegdoen, which means "to get rid of" or "to do away with". In a main clause, the conjugated part (doe) takes the second position, while the prefix (weg) gets kicked to the very end of the sentence.
Why do we use geen here instead of niet?
Why does the adjective bruikbare get an -e ending?