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| Illustration taken from MathGoodies |
Negation in a Dutch sentence can happen in two simple ways: by using the word "niet", or by using the word "geen".
Always use the word "niet", except when it is a noun that you want to negate in the sentence.
For example:
| ik zwem niet | negation of the verb "zwemmen" |
| zij werken niet | negation of the verb "werken" |
| deze bloem is niet geel | negation of the adjectif "geel" |
| dat is geen hond | negation of the noun "hond" |
| hij eet geen ontbijt | negation of the noun "ontbijt" |
| wij leren Nederlands, geen Chinees | negation of the language "Chinees" (which is a noun) |
Assignment: try these exercises.
Another interesting explanation can be read here.
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