See nee in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"descendants": [
{
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"lang_code": "af",
"word": "nee"
},
{
"lang": "Javindo",
"lang_code": "jvd",
"word": "nee"
},
{
"lang": "Skepi Creole Dutch",
"lang_code": "skw",
"word": "ne"
}
],
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"args": {
"1": "nl",
"2": "dum",
"3": "neen"
},
"expansion": "Middle Dutch neen",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "nl",
"2": "odt",
"3": "*nēn",
"4": "",
"5": "none, not one"
},
"expansion": "Old Dutch *nēn (“none, not one”)",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "nl",
"2": "gem-pro",
"3": "*ne"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Germanic *ne",
"name": "der"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle Dutch neen, nee, from Old Dutch *nēn (“none, not one”), from *ne ēn, from Proto-Germanic *ne + *ainaz.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "neen",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
}
],
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"args": {
"1": "nl",
"2": "interjection"
},
"expansion": "nee",
"name": "head"
}
],
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"parts": [
"nee"
]
}
],
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"lang_code": "nl",
"pos": "intj",
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"word": "ja"
}
],
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"name": "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
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"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
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},
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{
"word": "ja-neevraag"
},
{
"word": "nee verkopen"
},
{
"word": "neekamp"
},
{
"word": "neestem"
},
{
"word": "nee-stem"
},
{
"word": "welnee"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "No, the atmosphere was great.",
"roman": "Nee, de stemming zat er goed in.",
"text": "1992, A. F. Th. van der Heijden, Weerborstels, Em. Querido's Uitgeverij, page 23",
"translation": "No, the atmosphere was great.",
"type": "quotation"
},
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18,
20
]
],
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3
]
],
"english": "The only way to find out if someone agrees (with/to something) is to ask.",
"literal_meaning": "You already have \"no\", but you may still get \"yes\".",
"text": "Nee heb je al, ja kan je krijgen.",
"translation": "The only way to find out if someone agrees (with/to something) is to ask.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"no"
],
"id": "en-nee-nl-intj-k5Apjz-w",
"links": [
[
"no",
"no"
]
]
}
],
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"ipa": "/neː/"
},
{
"ipa": "[neː]",
"tags": [
"Belgium"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[neɪ̯]",
"tags": [
"Netherlands"
]
},
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"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/42/Nl-nee.ogg"
},
{
"rhymes": "-eː"
}
],
"word": "nee"
}
{
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{
"word": "ja-neevraag"
},
{
"word": "nee verkopen"
},
{
"word": "neekamp"
},
{
"word": "neestem"
},
{
"word": "nee-stem"
},
{
"word": "welnee"
}
],
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{
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"lang_code": "af",
"word": "nee"
},
{
"lang": "Javindo",
"lang_code": "jvd",
"word": "nee"
},
{
"lang": "Skepi Creole Dutch",
"lang_code": "skw",
"word": "ne"
}
],
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"2": "dum",
"3": "neen"
},
"expansion": "Middle Dutch neen",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "nl",
"2": "odt",
"3": "*nēn",
"4": "",
"5": "none, not one"
},
"expansion": "Old Dutch *nēn (“none, not one”)",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "nl",
"2": "gem-pro",
"3": "*ne"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Germanic *ne",
"name": "der"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle Dutch neen, nee, from Old Dutch *nēn (“none, not one”), from *ne ēn, from Proto-Germanic *ne + *ainaz.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "neen",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
}
],
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"args": {
"1": "nl",
"2": "interjection"
},
"expansion": "nee",
"name": "head"
}
],
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{
"parts": [
"nee"
]
}
],
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"pos": "intj",
"senses": [
{
"antonyms": [
{
"word": "ja"
}
],
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"Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
"Dutch interjections",
"Dutch lemmas",
"Dutch phrasebook",
"Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch",
"Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch",
"Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
"Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
"Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch",
"Dutch terms with quotations",
"Dutch terms with usage examples",
"Pages with 20 entries",
"Pages with entries",
"Rhymes:Dutch/eː",
"Rhymes:Dutch/eː/1 syllable"
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "No, the atmosphere was great.",
"roman": "Nee, de stemming zat er goed in.",
"text": "1992, A. F. Th. van der Heijden, Weerborstels, Em. Querido's Uitgeverij, page 23",
"translation": "No, the atmosphere was great.",
"type": "quotation"
},
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18,
20
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],
"bold_text_offsets": [
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0,
3
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],
"english": "The only way to find out if someone agrees (with/to something) is to ask.",
"literal_meaning": "You already have \"no\", but you may still get \"yes\".",
"text": "Nee heb je al, ja kan je krijgen.",
"translation": "The only way to find out if someone agrees (with/to something) is to ask.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"no"
],
"links": [
[
"no",
"no"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/neː/"
},
{
"ipa": "[neː]",
"tags": [
"Belgium"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[neɪ̯]",
"tags": [
"Netherlands"
]
},
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"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/42/Nl-nee.ogg/Nl-nee.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/42/Nl-nee.ogg"
},
{
"rhymes": "-eː"
}
],
"word": "nee"
}
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