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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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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.
Tom isn’t very generous. Tom is niet zo gul.
It’s not raining. Het regent niet.
I guess not. Blijkbaar niet.
Don’t let Tom suffer. Laat Tom niet lijden.
That house isn’t for sale. Dat huis is niet te koop.
She couldn’t squat for long. Ze kon niet lang hurken.
Yanni is not pleased. Yanni is niet tevreden.

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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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