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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 559 examples of the Dutch word for "not" being used:
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Why don’t you go to work? Waarom ga je niet naar je werk?
I do not like it. Ik vind het niet leuk.
I don’t like that shop. Ik vind de winkel niet leuk.
The question is whether he can do it or not. De vraag is of hij het kan doen of niet.
People don’t do that. Dat doet men niet.
But that doesn’t matter! Maar dat doet er niet toe!
You’re not on holiday? Ben je niet op vakantie?
That is all unnecessary. Dat is allemaal niet nodig.
The food is not good. Het eten is niet goed.
He didn’t know how to behave himself. Het wist zelf niet, hoe het zich zou houden.

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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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