a/ Hebt u kinderen?
b/ Heeft u kinderen?
According to my textbook both sentences are correct but I bet there must be some difference. Is there any difference? I mean, formal, informal, less common, regional? thanks a lot.
I would just like to add that I have never heard 'U hebt' used in spoken Dutch. (I can only speak for the Netherlands, not Belgium)
I would just like to add that I have never heard 'U hebt' used in spoken Dutch. (I can only speak for the Netherlands, not Belgium)
Then you must have a very selective ear.No one ever says hebt u, even not hebt u misschien,
I am a native Dutch speaker. So you say I'm saying it wrong? I guess you must have some reliable source on which you are basing your opinion.but maybe all the Dutch-people speak their language wrong?
No one ever says hebt u, even not hebt u misschien,
I always say: heeft u misschien,
but maybe all the Dutch-people speak their language wrong?
I would just like to add that I have never heard 'U hebt' used in spoken Dutch. (I can only speak for the Netherlands, not Belgium)
Then you must have a very selective ear.
I am a native Dutch speaker. So you say I'm saying it wrong? I guess you must have some reliable source on which you are basing your opinion.
Dat is dus niet waar. Om niet in herhaling te vallen raad ik je aan om de hele discussie nog eens goed door te lezen.Dus ik bedoelde niet dat je het fout hebt alleen dat het ww hebben (bijna) nooit zo gebruikt wordt.
This can only mean that I am No-one.No one says hebt u
Ik zeg: misschien spreken Nederlanders hun taal dus niet goed. Dus ik bedoelde niet dat je het fout hebt alleen dat het ww hebben (bijna) nooit zo gebruikt wordt. Als iemand tegen mij zou zeggen 'hebt u...?' zal ik die persoon raar aankijken aangezien (bijna) niemand dit zegt.
Maar mijn vraag blijft: 'Zegt u wel eens, 'hebt u..?'?
Thank you all for this dialogue. I was looking for the correct conjugation for "do you have" to use in Amsterdam when speaking to people that I don't know such as a shopkeeper. Based on all of your posts, and where each of you live geographically, this is my conclusion regarding a/ vs. b/:a/ Hebt u kinderen?
b/ Heeft u kinderen?
According to my textbook both sentences are correct but I bet there must be some difference. Is there any difference? I mean, formal, informal, less common, regional? thanks a lot.