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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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Why don’t we ask Tom to help us? Waarom vragen we Tom niet om ons te helpen?
My foot is so fat that it no longer fits in my shoe. Mijn voet is zo dik dat hij niet meer in mijn schoen past.
In the majority of states here, the laws are not that strict. In de meeste staten hier, zijn de wetten niet zo streng.
A storm prevented the plane from taking off. Door een storm is het vliegtuig niet kunnen vertrekken.
“Let me see the egg that won't open!” said the old duck. “Laat mij het ei, dat niet wil opengaan, eens zien!” zei de oude eend.
he said I hadn’t taken my responsibility hij zei dat ik niet mijn verantwoordelijkheid nam
“Besides, it is a drake,“ they said; “and that is why it doesn’t matter that much.“ “Bovendien is het een woerd,” zeide zij; “en daarom doet het er zo veel niet toe.”
I think it wouldn’t be too hard to come up with a better system. Ik denk niet dat het al te moeilijk is een beter systeem te verzinnen.
I tell you the truth, although you might find it unpleasant, but that is a proof of my friendship Ik zeg je de waarheid, al vind je dit ook niet prettig, en daaraan kan men zien, wie zijn ware vrienden zijn
Don’t speak so fast. Praat niet zo snel.

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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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