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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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It doesn’t matter which team wins the game. Het maakt niet uit welk team de wedstrijd wint.
We can’t lose him. We mogen hem niet kwijtraken.
Don’t let your zeal drop. Laat uw ijver niet verslappen.
I didn’t foresee this turn of events. Deze wending heb ik niet voorzien.
There is not the slightest proof. Er is niet het geringste bewijs.
Tom said that the claim wasn’t true. Tom zei dat de bewering niet klopte.
I don’t want to continue pressing the issue. Ik wil niet blijven aandringen.
Why don’t we go swimming with Tom? Waarom gaan we niet zwemmen met Tom?
I’m not paying you to stand and chat. Ik betaal je niet om te staan kletsen.
The deck was poorly shuffled. De kaarten werden niet goed geschud.

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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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