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Learn Hardcore Dutch: ontkennen - to deny

Hardcore Dutch
/Lesson 37
/ontkennen

ontkennen

Word

ontkennen

Meaning

to deny

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

Course

Lesson

Usages of ontkennen

Tom wil het probleem niet ontkennen, maar hij kent de details nog niet.

Tom does not want to deny the problem, but he does not yet know the details.

Als iemand je werk bekritiseert, hoef je dat niet direct te ontkennen.

If someone criticizes your work, you do not have to deny it immediately.

Tijdens de vergadering weigerde hij de harde kritiek te ontkennen.

During the meeting he refused to deny the harsh criticism.

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