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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 510 examples of the Dutch word for "not" being used:
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Tom isn’t like other boys his age. Tom is niet zoals andere jongens van zijn leeftijd.
We shouldn’t make fun of him so often. We zouden niet zo vaak de draak met hem moeten steken.
I don’t think that was a wise decision. Ik denk niet dat dat een verstandige beslissing was.
We were so excited that we couldn’t sit still. We waren zo opgewonden dat we niet stil konden zitten.
Surely you don’t want to be wiser than the tomcat and the woman. Je zult toch wel niet wijzer willen zijn dan de kater en de vrouw.
Silence is golden, but not when trying to learn a foreign language. Zwijgen is goud, maar niet als je een vreemde taal tracht te leren.
Have you not come into a warm room and don’t you have a company from which you can learn something? Ben je niet in een warme kamer gekomen en heb je niet een gezelschap, waarvan je nog wat kunt leren?
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 en zodra deze niet meer te zien waren, dook het onder tot op de grond en toen het weer boven kwam, was het als buiten zich zelf
“You are terribly ugly!” the wild ducks said; “But we don’t care as long you don’t marry someone within our family!” “Je bent verschrikkelijk lelijk!” zeiden de wilde eenden; “maar dat kan ons niet schelen, als je maar niet met iemand van onze familie trouwt!”
I don’t get it. Ik snap het niet.

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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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