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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 560 examples of the Dutch word for "not" being used:
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The confused man didn’t know where he was. De verwarde man wist niet waar hij was.
Agreed, as long as the wind doesn’t start blowing. Akkoord, zolang het niet begint te waaien.
Don’t put your legs inward like that! Zet je poten niet zo binnenwaarts!
We are not allowed to join today. We mogen niet aanschuiven vandaag.
We won’t win unless we work together. We winnen niet, tenzij we samenwerken.
You are definitely out of your mind. Je bent zeker niet goed bij je verstand.
You can’t judge a book by its cover. Je moet een boek niet op het omslag beoordelen.
Tom can’t decide whether he should go. Tom kan niet beslissen of hij moet gaan.
No smoking during the performance. Niet roken tijdens de voorstelling.
Some people like sports, and others don’t. Sommige mensen houden van sport, andere 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?,
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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