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Questions & Answers about De tv staat nog aan.
Why is it de tv and not het tv?
In Dutch, nouns are classified as de-woorden or het-woorden. The full word televisie is a de-woord, so its abbreviated form tv keeps the article de.
Why do we use staat instead of is here?
The verb aanstaan (to be switched on) is a separable verb made of the prefix aan and the main verb staan. In a main clause you conjugate staan (here staat) and move aan to the end. Although informally you may hear De tv is nog aan, the standard combination for aanstaan is staat…aan.
What does the nog in nog aan mean and why is it placed before aan?
nog means “still” in this context. It’s an adverb modifying the verb phrase. In Dutch main clauses, time adverbs typically come after the finite verb but before any separable prefix at the end: staat (verb) + nog (adverb) + aan (prefix).
Why is aan at the end of the sentence?