Dutch negative: niet, geen and the position in the sentence
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- Dutch negative: niet, geen and the position in the sentence
Always wondered about the Dutch negation rules? You'll learn how to negate like a pro with this video! You'll learn when to use niet and when to use geen, plus where you exactly put the negative word in the sentence.
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Wanted to learn a new language over the summer and this part was really bugging me
Thanks for the clear explanation!
Happy to help!
I’m Japanese, I had been struggling to study Dutch. Honestly I had almost gave up, but thank you for videos, now I can improve my Dutch gradually. Thank you for your useful videos.
Thanks a lot, you can do it!
Been learning Dutch because my best buddy is Belgian, and this is one of the last "simple" parts that catches me out. I'm getting a feel for a lot of the sentence structure, at least basic structure, and "niet" has been a real thorn in my side.
I'd heard about the adjective rule, but then got confused why it came after the adjectives when they weren't standalone, as I never even considered the distinction. Thank you!
You're welcome, keep on learning!
Helpful
Thank you ! Struggled long time with this and everything is clear now
Happy to help! Feel free to ask for other topics.
very effective, love you content
Glad you enjoy it!
Ik geniet van het kijken naar je video's!
Really helpful video, the best one i found so far. Thanks for explaining.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you so much! I love the simple way you explained! I am learning flemish dutch and it is very difficult, but your channel helps a lot! Thank you. I am going to follow you and subscribe
Thanks! Let me know if there's anything difficult!
@@LearnDutchwithAlain i don't know if you already did but i need some help with the separable and inseparable compound verbs. Thank you !
@@annaclaudiadrc Hi, sure, but it's not public yet: czcams.com/video/vAf68ebL9oY/video.html
@@LearnDutchwithAlain thanx!!! I already subscribe your channel but i didn't saw it!
@@annaclaudiadrc No worries, I'll try to forgive you :)
Thanks Alain. I had the same issue with "don't" before.
Can you explain between perfectum and imperfertum as well?
Veel bedankt voor de video's.
Hi Ervan, thanks for the kind words. It's not public yet, but here it is: czcams.com/video/nDZJM1oqDWQ/video.html
Thank you 😊
LVOE
Thank you, was really helpful but I suggest you too adjust the voice louder cause i turn my volume maximum but it is still small. Keep up the good work!!
Thanks! Sorry, I already put it on the loudest possible :( maybe you can listen with earphones?
Huh? The audio was fine - Je hebt GEEN goed gehoor
I have a doubt with the negation
For the question "Ga Je mee?"
I tried answering as "Nee, ik ga mee niet" because there is no second verb and so I am using niet towards the end of the sentence.
However I saw a place where they have written the right answer as "Nee, ik ga niet mee"
Could you please tell me which one is right?
Hi Richard, 'mee' is part of the verb, the infinitive is 'meenemen'. So mee will always be at the end. These verbs splitting up are called 'separable verbs', and you can learn about them here: czcams.com/video/vAf68ebL9oY/video.html
@@LearnDutchwithAlain Thank you for the prompt reply Alian! much appreciated
Hello i wonder niet comers before the verb if there is omdat is it the rule for every combination words like dus, en maar etc
The rule for putting the verbs at the end is stronger than the niet: Ik ga naar Nederland omdat ik niet in België wil blijven. Dus uses inversion, so the rule for niet is the same. And maar uses normal word order, so it's again the same rule.
@@LearnDutchwithAlain thank you very much. I am recommending your videos to all my friends.
My (Dutch) spouse would as a default translate "Ik moet de auto niet kopen" as, "I must not buy the car" (or the less idiomatic, split infinitive "I have to not buy the car" (in both cases, point being, it's imperative that it not be bought) rather than, "I don't have to buy the car" (i.e., I have the choice). Though he then adds that emphasis or situation or regional usage could affect default usage.
I suspect there's a 1:1 correlation of "I must not [verb]*" in English to, Ik moet niet [verb]" in Dutch.
*For a negative requirement in english, it is broadly comprehensible to use the split infinitive "have to not-[verb]" in English (as opposed to the Dutch-lish, awkward "I must not to [verb]" and "I have not to [verb]" which are never correct). Most idiomatic, and most correct, will essentially always be, "I must not [verb]" (or the contracted form, "I mustn't [verb]," though that's a bit more Brit than US english.
As for geen, that's for when you can substitute "no," in the english sentence. "I have no [noun]" is always, so far as I know, "Ik heb geen [noun]." Equally so when the noun is countable (e.g. a car) or uncountable (e.g., water).
Thanks!
so where will 'niet' placed if in a sentence there is noun , adjective preposition and verb at the end or somewhere else.... pls reply
Before the adjective, preposition and the verb: Ik moet niet lang in het huis blijven.
@LearnDutchwithAlain means after 1st verb .... is dat correct?
Thank you!! I have a question!! "Ik kan geen twee dingen tegelijk" how come geen is used here?!
Geen stands with dingen. Same for 'Ik heb geen groene kleren.' You're allowed to put an adjective in between geen and your noun.
@@LearnDutchwithAlain oh!! That makes it so simple!! Youre so good at teaching. Thank you so much
can someone explain why do they say "ze komt vanavond niet"?
Hm, 'she isn't coming tonight.' The niet is simply at the end.
Hoi Alain van welke gedeelte van Nederland or de wereld komt u vandaan?
Uit België :)
@@LearnDutchwithAlain oh I thought I detected a Belgian accent. Thank you for making this video. Its very helpful
@@saulto Thanks :) You have an excellent detector!
Goedeavond Alain! Ik ben Gülden. Ik kom uit Turkije. Ik woon al twee jaar in Belgie, maar op september start ik de cursus in CVO.
Ik studeeren graag Dutch met jou.
( Sorry for my Dutch if I have any mistakes.)
Ik heb een vraag.
Drie plus vijf …. negen.
A) geen
B) niet
Wat is de antwoord en waarom?
Dank u wel…
Merhabalar! Ik denk dat het is: Drie plus vijf is niet negen. Maar het is meer een gevoel. Nedeni bilmiyorum...
@@LearnDutchwithAlain Wauw, je hebt uitstekend Turks! Dank je wel voor je snelle antwoord!
why does “de kinderen eten geen rijst” use geen even if it is not indefinite noun ( the children)
The 'geen' is with rijst, not with de kinderen. And rijst is an indefinite noun.
why we say on dutch " Mijn gezin is niet klein " ?
That's the part from 4:38, it's a standalone adjective.
But we have noun
waarom spreek je ‘geen’ uit als ‘gien’ in plaats van ‘gijn’?
Ik spreek het uit als 'geen'...
I think he is from a certain region or from Belgium
Denken
I don't understand, you say in the First minutes de geen is IN FRONT OF THE NOUM ( auto) but its behind the noum (ik heb geen auto) why are you saying that it's in front if it's behind wth that's confusing my brain while watching this...
Hm, in 'ik heb geen auto', the 'geen' is in front of the noun. First there's 'geen,' then there's 'auto.' So it becomes 'geen auto.'
Dutch grammar is driving me crazy😂
:D
Ik ben niet de baas of ik ben de baas niet?
Beide, omdat je ook de nadruk kan leggen op 'de baas' in de eerste zin.