geen

no

/ɣeːn/determiner

How it is spelled and how it sounds

The diphthong ‘ee’ in ‘geen’ is pronounced as /eː/.

meenmean (1st person singular)zeennever (archaic)steenstone

In connected speech

In fast speech, the initial /ɣ/ in ‘geen’ may be pronounced as a softer [x] or even omitted.

In the lessons (6 sentences)

s2-les-05 · 12Hoe waren je twee weken? — Nou, ik heb zeker geen slechte tijd gehad.How were your two weeks? — Well, I certainly didn't have a bad time.Open in lesson ↗
s2-les-05 · 19Dan was het geen slecht advies om hier Nederlands te leren.Then it wasn't bad advice to learn Dutch here.Open in lesson ↗
s2-les-06 · 34Maak je geen zorgen.Don't worry.Open in lesson ↗
s2-les-06 · 37Geen probleem dus.So, no problem.Open in lesson ↗
s2-les-09 · 5Geen romantische avond met Martin.No romantic evening with Martin.Open in lesson ↗
s2-les-11 · 35Dit is geen romantisch weerzien.This is not a romantic reunion.Open in lesson ↗

In the frequency dictionary

Core #39

Marked known.