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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 538 examples of the Dutch word for "not" being used:
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Men can’t live without water. Mannen kunnen niet leven zonder water.
You don’t have to worry about a thing like that. Je hoeft je niet over zoiets zorgen te maken.
Why don’t we ask Tom to help us? Waarom vragen we Tom niet om ons te helpen?
My foot is so fat that it no longer fits in my shoe. Mijn voet is zo dik dat hij niet meer in mijn schoen past.
We won’t leave unless everyone is ready. We vertrekken niet, tenzij iedereen klaar is.
In the majority of states here, the laws are not that strict. In de meeste staten hier, zijn de wetten niet zo streng.
“Let me see the egg that won't open!” said the old duck. “Laat mij het ei, dat niet wil opengaan, eens zien!” zei de oude eend.
he said I hadn’t taken my responsibility hij zei dat ik niet mijn verantwoordelijkheid nam
The driver went berserk when he couldn’t find his keys. De chauffeur ging door het lint toen hij zijn sleutels niet kon vinden.
“Besides, it is a drake,“ they said; “and that is why it doesn’t matter that much.“ “Bovendien is het een woerd,” zeide zij; “en daarom doet het er zo veel niet toe.”

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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?,
are not going,
aren’t,
Aren’t you even a little curious?,
Aren’t you going to introduce us?,
Aren’t you hot?,
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.
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