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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 487 examples of the Dutch word for "not" being used:
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Towards evening it reached a small, shabby farm hut; it was so dilapidated that it did not know to which side it would fall, and that is why it stayed up Tegen de avond bereikte het een kleine, armoedige boerenhut; deze was zo bouwvallig, dat zij zelf niet wist, naar welke kant zij zou vallen, en daarom bleef zij maar staan.
I can’t hear what you’re saying; it’s too noisy here. Ik versta u niet, het is hier te rumoerig.
The distinction is not always precise. Het onderscheid is niet altijd precies.
This rule doesn’t apply to first-year students. Deze regel geldt niet voor de eerstejaars.
I didn’t know that Tom and John were brothers? Ik wist niet dat Tom en John jouw broers waren?
You cannot save the game at this moment. Je kan het spel op dit moment niet opslaan.
I can’t condone what you did. Ik kan hetgeen je deed niet goedkeuren.
I promise that I won’t tell anyone. Ik zal het heus niet doorvertellen.
The selection didn’t meet our taste. De selectie voldeed niet aan onze gading.
Why did you disobey my order? Waarom heb je mijn bevel niet opgevolgd?

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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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