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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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I don’t know if this will be enough. Ik weet niet of dit genoeg zal zijn.
You shouldn’t eat to excess. Je mag niet te veel eten.
Why didn’t you come by bus? Waarom ben je niet met de bus gekomen?
Even if I wanted to, I couldn’t do that. Zelfs als ik het zou willen, zou ik dat niet kunnen doen.
false niet waar
not true nietwaar
What you said is not true. Wat je zei, is niet waar.
It’s not important. Het is niet belangrijk.
People can’t live without water. Mensen kunnen niet leven zonder water.
I don’t like to live in the city. Ik woon niet graag in de stad.

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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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