Niet meer
Example: Ik wil hier niet meer blijven na het werk.
Definition
"niet meer" is a Dutch expression used to indicate that something no longer happens or is no longer the case, often implying cessation or stopping of an action or state. For example, in the sentence 'Ik wil hier niet meer blijven na het werk,' it means 'I no longer want to stay here after work.'
Etymology
The phrase "niet meer" comes from Dutch, where 'niet' means 'not' and 'meer' means 'more' or 'any longer.' Together, these words convey negation of continuation. Did you know? This simple phrase is commonly used to express the end of an action or condition in everyday Dutch speech.
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"Niet meer" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - Idioms and Proverbs - (A1) - set 1", containing 109 commonly used expressions.
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