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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 496 examples of the Dutch word for "not" being used:
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He was not aware of the danger. Hij was zich niet bewust van het gevaar.
I don’t know how to explain it. Ik weet niet hoe ik het moet uitleggen.
I don’t want to lose my customers. Ik wil mijn klanten niet verliezen.
Men can’t live without water. Mannen kunnen niet leven zonder water.
You don’t have to worry about a thing like that. Je hoeft je niet over zoiets zorgen te maken.
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.

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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?,
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.,
Belgians claim that French fries are not French but Belgian.,
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
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