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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 509 examples of the Dutch word for "not" being used:
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The bird is not shy at all. Het vogeltje is helemaal niet schuw.
These pearls are genuine, not artificial. Deze parels zijn echt, niet kunstmatig.
We couldn’t be more excited. We konden niet meer opgetogen zijn.
Yanni’s dog is not aggressive. De hond van Yanni is niet agressief.
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.
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.

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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?,
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.,
Belgians claim that French fries are not French but Belgian.,
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
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