neat

Meaning

nothing

Etymology

Negative form of eat. From Old Frisian nāt, nāut, nāwet. Compare English naught.

Sentences

Dêr komt neat fan yn .

None of that comes in.

Ik moat neat fan him hawwe .

I must have nothing from him.

Der wie neffens him neat te heljen.

According to him, there was nothing to be gained.

Der siet foar my neat oars op as mar fuort te gean .

There was nothing for me to do but leave.

Hy hellet fan alles oan en hy krijt neat klear.

He is attracted to everything and he does not get anything ready.

Der foel neat mei him te begjinnen.

There was nothing wrong with him to begin with.

Dêr help ik neat of nimmen mei foarút, mysels ek net .

I am not helping anyone or anything forward with that, not even myself.

Men kriget neat foar neat .

One gets nothing for nothing.