Learn Dutch: Geen probleem, ik help je. - No problem, I will help you.

Geen probleem, ik help je.

No problem, I will help you.

Breakdown of Geen probleem, ik help je.

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Questions & Answers about Geen probleem, ik help je.

Why do we use geen here instead of niet?

Geen is used to negate nouns, meaning "no" or "not a". Since probleem is a noun, we must use geen. If we were negating a verb or an adjective, we would use niet.

The English translation says "I will help", but isn't ik help just the present tense?

Yes, it is! In Dutch, it is very common to use the simple present tense to talk about the future, especially when you are making a quick offer, promise, or decision in the moment.

Why is the word for "you" je here instead of jou?

Je is the unstressed object pronoun for "you". In Dutch, you almost always use the unstressed je unless you specifically need to emphasize who you are helping. Ik help jou would sound like "I am helping you (and not someone else)".

Doesn't the verb normally come before the subject if a sentence starts with something else? Why is it ik help here?

That rule (inversion) only applies when the extra information at the start is part of the same sentence. Here, Geen probleem is just an introductory exclamation. The main sentence starts after the comma, so it uses the normal word order: ik (subject) then help (verb).