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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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This isn’t fun. Dit is niet leuk.
nonmetals niet-metalen
We’re not deaf. We zijn niet doof.
don’t like houden niet van
Don’t slouch. Niet lummelen.
I’m not avoiding you. Ik vermijd u niet.
Didn’t you sing? Heb je niet gezongen?
“That’s not possible,“ said the duckling’s mother; “It is not beautiful, but it has a good heart and swims just as good as the others, yes, I must say, even better. “Dat gaat immers niet,” zei de moeder van het eendje; “het is wel niet mooi, maar het heeft een goed hart en zwemt even flink als al de anderen, ja, ik moet zeggen, nog beter.
It isn’t worth the trouble. Dat is de moeite niet waard.
It’s not that noticeable. Het is niet zo opvallend.

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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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