Breakdown of We hebben de applicatie nog niet beveiligd.
niet
not
hebben
to have
we
we (unstressed form of wij)
nog
still, yet / more, another (with a quantity)
Questions & Answers about We hebben de applicatie nog niet beveiligd.
Why is nog niet placed after de applicatie?
In Dutch, adverbs and time expressions like nog niet (not yet) usually come after a specific direct object. Because de applicatie is a specific object (indicated by the definite article de), it is placed before the adverb.
Why does the past participle beveiligd end with a -d instead of a -t?
We use the 't kofschip rule. The infinitive of the verb is beveiligen (to secure). If you remove the -en, the stem ends in g. Because g is not one of the consonants in 't kofschip, the past participle gets a -d.
Can I just say app instead of applicatie?
Yes, you can! Just like in English, app is extremely common in everyday Dutch, especially for mobile applications. Applicatie is a bit more formal and is often used in IT or business contexts to refer to software programs in general.
How would I say "We have not yet secured someone's application" using this lesson's grammar?
You would drop the article de and place the possessive indefinite pronoun iemands (someone's) directly before the noun. The sentence becomes: We hebben iemands applicatie nog niet beveiligd.