Saying "not anymore" with niet meer
When you want to express that an action has stopped or something is no longer true, you use niet meer (not anymore / no longer). This phrase generally occupies the same position in a sentence that niet would.
| I do not play chess anymore. | Ik schaak niet meer. |
| We are not that fanatical anymore. | Wij zijn niet meer zo fanatiek. |
Saying "no more" with geen ... meer
If a sentence requires the negator geen—which is used for indefinite nouns, uncountable nouns, and professions—you must use the construction geen ... meer to express "no more" or "no longer any."
In this structure, geen is placed directly before the noun, while meer comes later in the sentence (often immediately after the noun).
| He is no longer a vegetarian. | Hij is geen vegetariër meer. |
| We do not play board games anymore. | Wij spelen geen bordspellen meer. |
Shifting interests and habits
Whether dropping an old hobby or changing your lifestyle, you will use these structures to describe what you no longer do. Notice how niet meer and geen ... meer adapt to the verbs and nouns they modify.
| The boy does not want to play video games anymore. | De jongen wil niet meer gamen. |
| My grandmother does not knit anymore. | Mijn oma breit niet meer. |
| I do not collect postage stamps anymore. | Ik verzamel geen postzegels meer. |
| I do not sing in the choir anymore. | Ik zing niet meer in het koor. |
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