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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 496 examples of the Dutch word for "not" being used:
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I don’t like to live in the city. Ik woon niet graag in de stad.
I don’t want to speak about myself. Ik wil niet van mij zelf spreken.
I don’t want to speak for myself. Van mij zelf wil ik niet spreken.
Let’s not talk about money. Laten we het niet over geld hebben.
Just because you can, doesn’t mean that you should. Het is niet omdat je het kunt, dat het ook moet.
I didn’t want my mum to find out. Ik wilde niet dat mijn moeder erachter komt.
I didn’t know that Tom couldn’t speak French. Ik wist niet dat Tom geen Frans kon spreken.
I can’t help. Ik kan niet helpen.
I don’t know if Tom eats meat or not. Ik weet niet of Tom vlees eet of niet.
How many people didn’t come? Hoeveel mensen kwamen niet?

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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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