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"not" in Dutch

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Summary

The Dutch translation for “not” is niet.

Examples of "not" in use

There are 559 examples of the Dutch word for "not" being used:
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Why are you in the restaurant and not in the library? Waarom ben je in het restaurant en niet in de bibliotheek?
It isn’t expensive. Het is niet duur.
Not much longer. Niet veel langer.
I don’t like music. Ik hou niet van muziek.
We will not fail. We zullen niet falen.
We can’t fail again. We kunnen niet weer falen.
I shouldn’t have called. Ik had niet moeten bellen.
I’m not old fashioned. Ik ben niet ouderwets.
Shouldn’t you call the police? Moet je de politie niet bellen?
I’m not paid to do that. Ik ben niet betaald om dat 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.,
Agreed, as long as the wind doesn’t start blowing.,
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.,
And why not?,
are not going,
aren’t,
Aren’t you even a little curious?,
Aren’t you going to introduce us?,
Aren’t you hot?,
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.,
Belgians claim that French fries are not French but Belgian.
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