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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 560 examples of the Dutch word for "not" being used:
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Why didn’t you phone before coming? Waarom heb je niet gebeld vooraleer te komen?
The plan hasn’t been approved yet. Het plan is nog niet goedgekeurd.
Tom and I haven’t talked in years. Tom en ik hebben elkaar al jaren niet gesproken.
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.
Tom doesn’t know the difference between murder and manslaughter. Tom kent het onderscheid niet tussen moord en doodslag.
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.
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.
I do not like tea, so I generally drink coffee for breakfast. Ik hou niet van thee, dus ik drink over het algemeen koffie als ontbijt.

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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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