Betekenis van no In het Nederlands

• 0 not any; not one; not a:

  • There's no butter left.

  • There are no pockets in these trousers.

  • That's my kind of holiday - no email, no phone, and no worries.

  • There's no chance (= no possibility) of us getting there by eight.

  • No smoking/fishing.

• 1 used to give negative answers:

  • "Did you feed the cat?" "No, I forgot."

  • "Would you like any more cake?" "No, thank you."

  • "Do you have any homework tonight?" "No."

• 2 not; not any:

  • The exam is no more difficult than the tests you've been doing in class.

  • The issues are of no great interest (= only a little interest) to me.

• 3 used at the end of a sentence to ask if someone agrees with you or to check that you have understood something correctly:

  • Maybe you had a dream. No?

  • The election is next week, no?

• 4 a negative answer or reaction:

  • "Did you get any replies about the camping weekend?" "So far we have two yeses, a no, and a maybe."

  • 14 ayes to 169 noes - the noes have it (= have won).

• 5 written abbreviation for number:

  • They live at No. 17.

  • The answers to nos 13–20 are on page 21.

• 6 not any; not one; not a:

  • There’s no butter left.

  • No trees grow near the top of the mountain.

  • There’s no chance of us getting there by eight.

  • She no longer writes to me (= does not continue to write to me).

  • No hunting/trespassing/swimming

• 7 used to give negative answers:

  • "Are you hurt?" "No, I’m OK."

  • "Would you like some coffee?" "No, thank you."

• 8 not:

  • It’s no colder today than it was yesterday.

• 9 a negative answer:

  • The answer is no.

• 10 abbreviation for number

• 11 abbreviation for north or northern

• 12 written abbreviation for number noun :

  • It is the No. 1 selling car in America.