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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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There’s no need to pretend anymore. Je hoeft niet meer alsof te doen.
Tom doesn’t know Mary is in Boston. Tom weet niet dat Mary in Boston is.
Don’t forget to turn the light off. Vergeet niet het licht uit te doen.
Sami wasn’t really trying to settle down. Sami wou zich niet echt vestigen.
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.
The dog doesn’t want the hamburger with cheese. De hond wil de hamburger niet met kaas.
You don’t have to worry about a thing like that. Je hoeft je niet over zoiets zorgen te maken.

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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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