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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 509 examples of the Dutch word for "not" being used:
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I haven’t seen Rick since he got back from New Zealand. Ik heb Rik niet gezien sedert hij terug is uit Nieuw-Zeeland.
Mathematics is not just the memorization of formulas. Wiskunde is niet louter formules uit het hoofd leren.
She did not let failure discourage her. Ze liet zich niet ontmoedigen door mislukkingen.
The refusers did not want to participate in the experiment. De weigeraars wilden niet meedoen aan het experiment.
We do not know all the characteristics of the virus. We niet alle eigenschappen van het virus kennen.
Don’t be proud, but do your best to be humble. Wees niet hoogmoedig, maar doe uw best nederig te zijn.
I waited for Tom for three hours, but he never showed up. Ik heb drie uur op Tom gewacht maar hij liet zich niet zien.
This is a pressing problem we cannot ignore. Dit is een prangend probleem dat we niet kunnen negeren.
Tom doesn’t know the difference between murder and manslaughter. Tom kent het onderscheid niet tussen moord en doodslag.
Flattery is not the way to gain someone’s trust. Vleierij is niet de manier om iemands vertrouwen te winnen.

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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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