Breakdown of De loodgieter heeft helaas nog geen leidingen aangelegd.
hebben
to have
geen
no / not any
nog
still, yet / more, another (with a quantity)
helaas
unfortunately
aanleggen
to construct
de loodgieter
the plumber
de leiding
the pipe/conduit
Questions & Answers about De loodgieter heeft helaas nog geen leidingen aangelegd.
Why does this sentence use nog geen instead of nog niet for "not yet"?
We use geen because it negates the indefinite noun leidingen (pipes). If you want to say "not yet" when dealing with an indefinite noun, you combine nog with geen to get nog geen.
The English translation says "not installed any pipes yet". Which word means "any"?
The Dutch word geen translates to "no" or "not any". You don't need a separate word for "any" in Dutch. Therefore, nog geen leidingen covers the entire meaning of "not any pipes yet".
What is the infinitive of aangelegd, and why is the ge in the middle of the word?
The infinitive is aanleggen (to install or lay down). It is a separable verb consisting of the prefix aan and the base verb leggen. For separable verbs, the past participle prefix ge- is placed between the two parts, making it aangelegd.
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