Breakdown of Onze openingstijd staat op het bord bij de deur.
de deur
the door
onze
our
staan
to stand
bij
by
Questions & Answers about Onze openingstijd staat op het bord bij de deur.
Why do we say Onze openingstijd instead of Ons openingstijd?
Because openingstijd is a de-woord, so the possessive pronoun before it is onze. We use ons only with singular het-woorden.
Why is openingstijd one word and not two?
Dutch often forms compound nouns by combining two (or more) words. Here opening + tijd becomes openingstijd. Also, Dutch only capitalizes proper nouns, so openingstijd stays lowercase.
Why is openingstijd singular? In English we say opening hours.
Dutch can use the singular openingstijd to refer to the schedule of opening hours as a concept. You can use the plural openingstijden if you list multiple time frames (e.g., morning and afternoon). Here it’s general, so singular works.
What does staat op mean, and why not use is?
Literally staat op = stands on. Dutch often says iets staat op iets when something is displayed or printed on a surface. It’s the normal way to say is displayed on, instead of using is.