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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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There’s not enough water. Er is niet genoeg water.
I don’t know if this will be enough. Ik weet niet of dit genoeg zal zijn.
hasn’t been is niet geweest
I shouldn’t have eaten that. Ik had dat niet moeten eten.
I don’t like to live in the city. Ik woon niet graag in de stad.
It’s not important. Het is niet belangrijk.
Just because you can, doesn’t mean that you should. Het is niet omdat je het kunt, dat het ook moet.
People can’t live without water. Mensen kunnen niet leven zonder water.
Even if I wanted to, I couldn’t do that. Zelfs als ik het zou willen, zou ik dat niet kunnen doen.
You shouldn’t eat to excess. Je mag niet te veel eten.

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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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