Word
De fundering is helaas nog niet klaar en wij hebben nog geen loodgieter.
Meaning
Unfortunately, the foundation is not ready yet and we do not have a plumber yet.
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Breakdown of De fundering is helaas nog niet klaar en wij hebben nog geen loodgieter.
zijn
to be
en
and
niet
not
wij
we
Questions & Answers about De fundering is helaas nog niet klaar en wij hebben nog geen loodgieter.
Why do we use nog niet in the first half, but nog geen in the second half?
This is the main rule for translating 'not yet'! Use nog niet when you are negating an adjective (like klaar, meaning 'ready') or an action. Use nog geen when you are negating a noun that would normally have 'a' or 'an' in front of it. Because you are saying you don't have 'a' plumber yet, it becomes nog geen loodgieter.
Could I start the sentence with helaas?
Does the word en change the word order of the second half?
No, it doesn't. en (and) is a coordinating conjunction. This means it connects two main clauses without messing with the word order. The second part (wij hebben nog geen loodgieter) just uses standard subject-verb order.
Why is the order helaas nog niet instead of nog niet helaas?