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"not" in Dutch

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The Dutch translation for “not” is niet.

Examples of "not" in use

There are 479 examples of the Dutch word for "not" being used:
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we didn’t know wij wisten niet
I can’t follow you. Ik kan je niet volgen.
I won’t go unless you go. Ik ga niet, tenzij jij gaat.
it has not changed het is niet veranderd
Don’t make fun of foreigners. Spot niet met vreemdelingen.
he was angry that I hadn’t done it hij was boos dat ik het niet deed
is not going smoothly loopt niet van een leien dakje
This shouldn’t take long. Dit zou niet lang moeten duren.
I shouldn’t have gotten so angry. Ik had niet zo boos moeten worden.
There’s no need to pretend anymore. Je hoeft niet meer alsof te doen.

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a non-governmental organisation,
A storm prevented the plane from taking off.,
According to Tom, that’s not going to happen.,
After he had received a new kidney, he no longer had to have dialysis.,
After internal consultation, your candidacy has not been accepted.,
All the efforts of the doctors were of no avail.,
and as soon as they were out of his sight, he dived under the water until the bottom, and when he rose again he was almost beside himself with excitement,
and then he began to feel such a great longing for a swim on the water, that he could not help telling the hen.,
Aren’t you even a little curious?,
Aren’t you going to introduce us?,
At first he did not realize that he had won the speech contest.,
At such moments I don’t think about all the misery, but about the beauty that still remains.,
At the last minute, he decided not to go.,
Banking does not have to be difficult and time-consuming.,
Bob could not control his anger.,
But now she became colder, but she didn't dare to go home.,
but she didn’t think about that,
But that doesn’t bother him one bit.,
But that doesn’t matter!,
But the newspaper stressed that it will not be sufficient to meet the stated climate goals.
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