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"nothing" in Dutch

niets
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Summary

The Dutch translation for “nothing” is niets.

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nothing niks
nothing niemendal

Opposite

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something iets

Examples of "nothing" in use

There are 37 examples of the Dutch word for "nothing" being used:
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The presumed heir got nothing. De gedoodverfde erfgenaam kreeg niets.
That hypocrite talks but does nothing. Die schijnheilige praat maar doet niets.
bent his head over, and awaited nothing but the death. boog zijn kop voorover en verwachtte niets anders dan de dood
Nothing happens by chance. Niets gebeurt toevallig.
Don’t let anything else distract us. Laat niets anders ons afleiden.
I have nothing to open the can with. Ik heb niets om het blik te openen.
You have nothing else to do, therefore you have foolish fancies. Je hebt niets uit te voeren, en daarom verzin je allerlei dwaasheden
it tells you most probably nothing het zegt u hoogstwaarschijnlijk niets
Flattery will get you nowhere. Met vleierij bereik je niets.
You cannot touch anything there. Je mag daar niets aanraken.

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"nothing" Practice (38)
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all or nothing,
bent his head over, and awaited nothing but the death.,
but she said nothing,
Don’t forget anything.,
Don’t let anything else distract us.,
Don’t say anything to the international press.,
Flattery is not my thing.,
Flattery will get you nowhere.,
He got angry over nothing.,
I don’t care about profit.,
I have nothing to open the can with.,
I have’t done anything wrong.,
I said nothing.,
It doesn’t matter.,
it tells you most probably nothing,
I’m not scared of anything.,
My efforts were not in vain.,
Nothing happens by chance.,
Nothing has changed since the beginning of humanity.,
Nothing has resulted from his efforts.
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Domien De Groot