Breakdown of De aannemer zal het huis nog niet opleveren.
niet
not
het huis
the house
zullen
shall / will
nog
still, yet / more, another (with a quantity)
de aannemer
the contractor
opleveren
to deliver (a project)
Questions & Answers about De aannemer zal het huis nog niet opleveren.
Why do we use nog niet instead of nog geen in this sentence?
Why is nog niet placed after het huis?
In Dutch, negation words usually come after a specific direct object. Because het huis uses the definite article het, it is a specific object, so the phrase nog niet must follow it.
Why is the verb opleveren at the very end of the sentence?
This sentence uses zal (will) as the conjugated verb in the second position. Whenever you use a modal or auxiliary verb in Dutch, the main verb (opleveren) gets pushed to the very end of the sentence in its full infinitive form.
I know the verb leveren means 'to deliver'. Why use opleveren here?
While leveren is used for delivering goods or packages (like mail), opleveren is a separable verb used specifically in construction and real estate. It means to finish a building project and officially hand it over to the owner.
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