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Negatives<br />

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The position of niet in subordinated sentences<br />

In a subordinated sentence, niet must precede the finite v<strong>er</strong>b or v<strong>er</strong>b group<br />

at the end of the sentence. Examples:<br />

Het is jamm<strong>er</strong> dat Erik niet komt.<br />

It is too bad Erik isn’t coming.<br />

Het is jamm<strong>er</strong> dat Erik niet is gekomen.<br />

It is too bad that Erik didn’t come.<br />

Erik belt op omdat hij niet kan komen.<br />

Erik phones because he cannot come.<br />

In subordinated sentences with the pronominal adv<strong>er</strong>b <strong>er</strong>-, hi<strong>er</strong>- and<br />

daar- with a preposition, niet precedes the preposition. Examples:<br />

Erik zegt dat hij <strong>er</strong> niet ov<strong>er</strong> wil praten.<br />

Erik says he doesn’t want to talk about it.<br />

Sanne zegt dat ze hi<strong>er</strong> niet aan gedacht heeft.<br />

Sanne says she didn’t think about this.<br />

Note: hi<strong>er</strong> + preposition and daar + preposition also appear unseparated.<br />

In that case niet follows the pronominal adv<strong>er</strong>b. Examples:<br />

Sanne zegt dat ze hi<strong>er</strong>ov<strong>er</strong> niet praat.<br />

Sanne says she doesn’t talk about this.<br />

Pet<strong>er</strong> zegt dat hij daarmee niet tevreden is.<br />

Pet<strong>er</strong> says he isn’t satisfied with that.<br />

V<strong>er</strong>bs that express an opinion<br />

In a sentence with a v<strong>er</strong>b that expresses an opinion, the position of<br />

niet can be twofold. It can be in the main sentence, following the v<strong>er</strong>b<br />

of opinion (denken, vinden, geloven), or it can be placed at the end<br />

of the subordinated sentence, before the finite v<strong>er</strong>b or v<strong>er</strong>b group.<br />

Examples:<br />

Ik denk niet dat Erik vanavond komt. I don’t believe Erik is<br />

coming tonight.<br />

Ik denk dat Erik vanavond niet komt. I believe Erik isn’t coming<br />

tonight.

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