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"not" in Dutch

niet
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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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Tom couldn’t believe his eyes. Tom kon zijn ogen niet geloven.
We are not made of sugar. We zijn niet van suiker gemaakt.
I wonder whether Tom is alive. Ik vraag me af of Tom nog leeft of niet.
What kind of food do you not like? Welk soort eten vind je niet lekker?
Tom doesn’t understand French very well. Tom begrijpt Frans niet helemaal.
“You don’t understand me,” said the duckling. «Je begrijpt mij niet!» zei het eendje.
I hope I didn’t wake you up. Ik hoop dat ik je niet wakker heb gemaakt.
Why don’t we start without Tom? Waarom beginnen we niet zonder Tom?
I couldn’t anticipate that that would happen. Ik kon niet voorzien dat dat zou gebeuren.
The books in the library are blue, not red. De boeken in de bibliotheek zijn blauw, niet rood.

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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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