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Topic: Dutch

"I am sorry, no cats."

Translation:Het spijt me, geen katten.

3 years ago

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adampj
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I'm struggling - surely "Het spijt me, nee katten"?

3 years ago
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"Nee" is only used as the opposite of "ja" (yes), mostly to answer questions. For negating nouns, Dutch uses "geen". See here: https://www.duolingo.com/comment/3734833

3 years ago
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@Simius - thank you very much that has really helped me!!! :)

3 years ago
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