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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 473 examples of the Dutch word for "not" being used:
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I never liked him anyway. Ik vond hem sowieso niet leuk.
I can’t sleep with all this noise. Ik kan niet slapen met dit rumoer.
I had no idea that you could cook so well. Ik wist niet dat je zo goed kon koken.
Tom and Mary don’t often eat lunch together. Tom en Mary lunchen niet vaak samen.
I’m not interested. Ik ben niet geïnteresseerd.
We didn’t know which bus to take. We wisten niet welke bus we moesten nemen.
There was always something that was a bit not quite right. Altijd was er iets, dat niet geheel in de haak was.
She can’t resist complaining. Ze kan het niet laten om te vitten.
Sorry, I’m not responsible for that. Sorry, daar ben ik niet verantwoordelijk voor.
Tom couldn’t tell one twin from the other. Tom kon de tweeling niet uit elkaar houden.

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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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