The difference between 'geen' and 'niet' I've been seeing these words a lot recently, and I'm having a hard time distinguishing between when to use each one. All I know right now is that they both mea

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The difference between 'geen' and 'niet' I've been seeing these words a lot recently, and I'm having a hard time distinguishing between when to use each one. All I know right now is that they both mean 'not'.

2015년 7월 17일 오전 6:05

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"geen" is often translated as "no" and expresses the lack of presence of something. It can never be used on its own. "Ik heb geen huis" would be "I have no home" or, more fluently, "I don't have a home". "niet", on the other hand, is the cognate with "not". "Ik heb dat niet gedaan" can be translated as "I didn't do that".

2015년 7월 17일

Dank je wel!

2015년 8월 3일

'geen' betekent eigenlijk 'niet een' en gebruik je dus bij zelfstandige naamwoorden. "ik heb geen fiets", "ik koop geen boek maar bloemen voor mijn moeder" "niet" gebruik je bij werkwoorden. "ik vind het niet leuk", "het waait niet zo hard"

2015년 7월 25일

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