Breakdown of De hal is helaas niet groot genoeg voor onze meubels.
zijn
to be
niet
not
groot
big
onze
our (de-words, plurals)
Questions & Answers about De hal is helaas niet groot genoeg voor onze meubels.
Why is niet placed before groot genoeg rather than right after the verb is?
Niet generally comes after the finite verb, but when it specifically negates an adjective or an adjective phrase (here, groot genoeg), it sits directly in front of that adjective.
I thought the word for furniture was a het-word (het meubel). Why do we use onze instead of ons?
You are right that it is het meubel in the singular, which would take ons meubel. However, all plural nouns in Dutch act as de-words. Because this sentence uses the plural meubels, it must take the de-word possessive form onze.
Does genoeg always come after the adjective like it does in English?
Yes, when genoeg modifies an adjective like groot, it always comes immediately after it (groot genoeg). Just remember that if it modifies a noun instead (like 'money'), it usually comes before the noun (genoeg geld).
Could I use the word meubilair instead of meubels in this sentence?