Breakdown of We eten geen gluten en we verdragen noten ook niet.
en
and
ook
also / -ever (concessive particle)
niet
not
geen
no / not any
eten
to eat
we
we (unstressed form of wij)
verdragen
to bear / to endure
de gluten
the gluten
de noot
the nut
Questions & Answers about We eten geen gluten en we verdragen noten ook niet.
Why does ook niet go at the very end of the sentence?
Ook niet translates to "not ... either." Because it negates the entire second clause and applies to the verb verdragen (to tolerate), it is placed after the direct object noten at the end of the sentence.
Since noten means nuts in general, why don't we use geen here, like we did with geen gluten?
Normally, indefinite nouns are negated with geen. You absolutely can say we verdragen ook geen noten. However, using noten ook niet is also common and sounds a bit more emphatic, treating noten almost like a specific, known topic on your restricted list.
Does the word en affect the word order of the second clause?
No, en (and) is a coordinating conjunction. It simply links two main clauses together without changing their internal word order. That is why the second clause keeps the standard subject-verb order: we verdragen.
What does the verb verdragen mean in this context?
Verdragen means "to tolerate" or "to bear." When talking about food or diets, it is the standard Dutch verb used to express a physical intolerance to an ingredient.
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