Breakdown of De leidingen worden nog niet aangelegd.
niet
not
worden
to become
nog
still, yet / more, another (with a quantity)
aanleggen
to construct
de leiding
the pipe/conduit
Questions & Answers about De leidingen worden nog niet aangelegd.
Why do we use nog niet in this sentence instead of nog geen?
Why use worden here? Doesn't that mean 'to become'?
While worden can mean 'to become', here it acts as the auxiliary verb for the passive voice. Worden combined with a past participle (aangelegd) describes an action currently being done to the subject. So, worden... aangelegd translates to 'are being installed'.
What is the base verb for aangelegd, and why is the ge in the middle?
The base verb is aanleggen (to install or to lay). Because it is a separable verb, the past participle prefix ge- gets sandwiched between the separable prefix (aan) and the main verb (leggen), creating aangelegd.
Why does nog niet come before aangelegd?
In a Dutch main clause, the conjugated verb (worden) takes the second position, and any other verbs like the past participle (aangelegd) are pushed all the way to the end of the sentence. Adverbs of time and negation, like nog niet, are typically placed right before that final verb.
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