Het niet eens zijn
Example: Wij zijn het niet eens over welke film we kijken.
Definition
"Het niet eens zijn" means disagreeing with someone or having a different opinion about a subject or decision, as in the example where people do not agree on which movie to watch.
Etymology
The phrase "het niet eens zijn" comes from Dutch, where "het" means 'the', "niet" means 'not', "eens" means 'agree', and "zijn" means 'to be'. Together, it literally translates to 'to not be in agreement'. It reflects a straightforward concept of disagreement.
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"Het niet eens zijn" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - Idioms and Proverbs - (A2) - set 1", containing 106 commonly used expressions.
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