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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 538 examples of the Dutch word for "not" being used:
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The United States is a republic, the United Kingdom is not. De Verenigde Staten zijn een republiek - het Verenigd Koninkrijk is dat niet.
They went to great lengths to row the ship ashore, but failed. Zij spanden zich nog meer in om het schip naar de wal te roeien, maar het lukte niet.
The amount of arsenic in the water is minuscule but significant. De hoeveelheid arsenicum in het water is zeer gering, maar niet te verwaarlozen.
Those who misbehave during the lesson can clear off and do not have to come back. Wie zich tijdens de les misdraagt, kan opkrassen en hoeft niet meer terug te komen.
Do not give in to your passions and desires, as happens to people who do not know God. Geef niet toe aan uw hartstochten en begeerten, zoals gebeurt bij mensen die God niet kennen.
The rising costs of guaranteeing operation are not compensated by rising income. De stijgende kosten om de uitbating te garanderen, worden niet gecompenseerd door stijgende inkomsten.
In legal proceedings, in absentia can be granted if a party does not show up. In een juridische procedure kan verstek verleend worden wanneer een partij niet komt opdagen.
But the newspaper stressed that it will not be sufficient to meet the stated climate goals. Maar de krant benadrukt dat het niet zal volstaan om de vooropgestelde klimaatdoelstellingen te halen.
The system administrator has configured your system such that this installation is not permitted. De systeembeheerder heeft het systeem zodanig ingesteld dat deze installatie niet kan worden uitgevoerd.
There is a group of nationalists who demonize anyone who does not blindly favour independence. Er is een groep nationalisten die iedereen demoniseert die niet blindelings voorstander is van onafhankelijkheid.

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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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