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"not" in German

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The German translation for “not” is nicht.

Examples of "not" in use

There are 391 examples of the German word for "not" being used:
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These pearls are genuine, not artificial. Diese Perlen sind echt, nicht künstlich.
Don’t put your legs inward like that! Drehen Sie Ihre Beine nicht so nach innen!
He is nice but not intelligent. Er ist nett, aber nicht intelligent.
There is not the slightest proof. Es gibt nicht den geringsten Beweis.
Can’t you vacuum later? Kannst du nicht später staubsaugen?
I don’t know if this will be enough. Ich weiß nicht, ob das ausreichen wird.
I don’t want to continue pressing the issue. Ich möchte das Thema nicht weiter beharren.
Not every untrue statement is a lie. Nicht jede unwahre Aussage ist eine Lüge.
Such an arrangement is not possible. Eine solche Regelung ist nicht möglich.
We couldn’t be more excited. Wir könnten nicht aufgeregter sein.

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According to Tom, that’s not going to happen.,
And why not?,
Aren’t you even a little curious?,
Aren’t you going to introduce us?,
Aren’t you hot?,
Belgium is not seeded.,
Bob could not control his anger.,
Boy, you don't want to go to Japan.,
but she didn’t think about that,
But that doesn’t bother him one bit.,
Can’t you vacuum later?,
Crime doesn’t pay.,
Defog the mirror.,
Didn’t you know Tom was married?,
Didn’t you sing?,
Do not participate in all sorts of excesses.,
Do not smoke here!,
Dogs can't tell colors apart.,
Don't come to the meeting!,
Don’t ask how I know that.
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