niet een

[Fria]

I know that ''geen'' is a short and usual form for ''niet een'', but I wonder, if I can even use the ''niet een'' expression at all in Dutch? Cos in English it goes, you can say ''none'', or ''no one / not one'' for extra stress that there wasn't anyone ... dank je wel!

[Bert]

You can say Ik heb niet één maar twee auto's. So if the een (in these cases rather één) is a number (not an article). However, your question is an interesting one (methinks you should insist on geen but I am also waiting for native speakers' opinions).

[Fria]

LOL really inventive to think of this: ''niet één maar twee'' ... but I meant the opposite: ''niet een'' as in, f.ex. ''not a soul'', ''not a single one''

[Quetzal]

"Niet één" is indeed possible, as is "geen één". Both meaning what you said. I would say "geen één" is probably more commonly used.

[Fria]

Dan, "geen één" - dat is dat, problem solved