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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 487 examples of the Dutch word for "not" being used:
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The laws are there, but they are not observed. De wetten zijn er, maar ze worden niet nageleefd.
If God did not exist, we’d have to invent him. Als God niet bestond, zouden we hem moeten verzinnen.
Oh, it could not forget those beautiful, happy birds O, het kon die mooie, gelukkige vogels niet vergeten
Wisdom does not automatically come with age. Wijsheid komt niet automatisch met de leeftijd.
it was overwhelmed with happiness, and yet not at all proud het was overgelukkig, maar volstrekt niet trots
I can’t believe you take such nonsense seriously. Ik kan niet geloven dat je zulke kletskoek serieus neemt.
the residual value may no longer be that high de restwaarde mogelijk niet meer zo hoog gaat zijn
Banking does not have to be difficult and time-consuming. Bankieren hoeft niet lastig en tijdrovend te zijn.
The earth can satisfy our needs but not our greed. De aarde kan voorzien in onze behoeften, maar niet in onze hebzucht.
This guy lives simply as a doctor, not as a hero or a martyr. Deze man leeft gewoon als een dokter, niet als een held of een martelaar.

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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.,
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.,
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.,
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,
But that doesn’t bother him one bit.,
But that doesn’t matter!,
But the newspaper stressed that it will not be sufficient to meet the stated climate goals.
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