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"not" in Dutch

niet
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Summary

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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I don’t think your mother likes him. Ik denk niet dat je moeder hem leuk vindt.
don’t like (1st person singular) hou niet van
Yanni was not happy. Yanni was niet blij.
Tom didn’t let me win. Tom liet me niet winnen.
I’m glad you weren’t there. Ik ben blij dat je er niet was.
We can’t find Tom. We kunnen Tom niet vinden.
I had no idea that Mary was your wife. Ik wist niet dat Mary jouw vrouw was.
I had no idea that Mary was your daughter. Ik wist niet dat Mary jouw dochter was.
I can’t see it either. Ik zie het ook niet.
No, I don’t know the lesson. Nee, ik ken de les niet.

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"not" Practice (511)
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Lesson phrases
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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