Breakdown of Ik zing niet meer in het koor.
ik
I
in
in
zingen
to sing
niet meer
not anymore / no longer
het koor
the choir
Questions & Answers about Ik zing niet meer in het koor.
Why do we use niet meer here instead of geen ... meer?
We use niet meer because we are negating the action of singing (zing). You use geen ... meer when negating a noun that has no definite article. For example, if you wanted to say 'I do not sing songs anymore,' it would be Ik zing geen liedjes meer.
Can I put niet meer at the very end of the sentence, like 'anymore' in English?
No, in Dutch, niet meer usually comes before prepositional phrases that describe a place or time. Putting it at the very end (Ik zing in het koor niet meer) sounds unnatural. The standard order is verb + niet meer + prepositional phrase (in het koor).
Are niet and meer always kept right next to each other?
What is the gender of the word koor?
It is a neuter noun, which is why we say het koor. It translates to 'choir' or 'chorus' and is pronounced very similarly to the English word 'core'.
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