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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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My efforts were not in vain. Mijn inspanningen waren niet voor niets.
She does not want to be dependent on her parents. Ze wil niet afhankelijk zijn van haar ouders.
You shouldn’t depend on others too much. U moet niet te veel van anderen afhankelijk zijn.
Tom still hasn’t regained consciousness. Tom is nog steeds niet bij bewustzijn.
don’t read niet lezen
Yanni was not happy. Yanni was niet blij.
We’re not alone. We zijn niet alleen.
I can’t afford it. Dat kan ik niet betalen
I’m glad you weren’t there. Ik ben blij dat je er niet was.
I won’t work for Tom. Ik zal niet voor Tom werken.

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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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