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"Het spijt me, geen katten."
Translation:I am sorry, no cats.
3 years ago
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Duckies5
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Uh, what? Is this what foreign language speakers say in a pet store? Or at a cat café when all the cats have left?
3 years ago
alexinIreland
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I presume this is more like what someone working in a café or shop, etc. would say if someone entered with a cat and they meant "no cats allowed".
3 years ago
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I've only ever seen "No dogs allowed" signs or "No pets" but never "no cats".
3 years ago
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"Not" is an adverb. Use "no" before nouns in English. You can say "not cats" only if there is an implicit verb in the conversation:
"Do you like cats?" "Not cats! I like dogs!"
3 years ago
MattBowles
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I put Excuse me, no cats. Technically wrong, I know, but maybe it should be allowed but with an explanation of the difference?
3 years ago