Breakdown of We hebben nog geen vergunning voor dit project.
hebben
to have
geen
no / not any
het project
the project
dit
this (neuter)
voor
for (on behalf of)
we
we (unstressed form of wij)
nog
still, yet / more, another (with a quantity)
de vergunning
the permit
Questions & Answers about We hebben nog geen vergunning voor dit project.
Why does this sentence use nog geen instead of nog niet for "not yet"?
In Dutch, you use geen to negate a noun that has an indefinite article (a/an) or no article. Since the phrase implies "not a permit yet" or "still no permit," we combine nog (still/yet) with geen (no/not a) to form nog geen. You use nog geen whenever you would normally negate the noun with geen.
How would the sentence change if we meant "We do not have THE permit for this project yet"?
Is vergunning a de-word or a het-word, and is there a trick to remember it?
It is a de-word (de vergunning). A very reliable rule to remember at this level is that almost all Dutch nouns ending in -ing are de-words.
Why do we use dit instead of deze before project?
Project is a het-word (het project). When pointing out a singular het-word, you must use dit for "this" and dat for "that". You only use deze for de-words or plural nouns.
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