niet

Meaning

Adv

not, no, don't: used to express negation.

Noun

staple (wire fastener)

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular, third-person) inflection of nieten:
2. (form-of, imperative) inflection of nieten:

nieten

• Verb
• Noun

Read more

Concepts

not

🚫

no

🙅

nope

staple

nay

neither

nix

prohibit

proscribe

rivet

there is not

clench

unavailable

disallow

forbid

interdict

miss

Opposite of

wel

Synonyms

nee

🙅

geen

🙅

neen

🙅

nietwaar?

beschikbaar

snappen

uitsluiten

verbieden

verkrijgbaar

zonder

overheen

ergens

kijken

lezen

📖

Translations

nicht

🚫

no

🚫

não

🚫

non

🚫

nein

🙅

değil

🚫

no

🙅

non

🚫

hayır

🙅

pas

لا

🙅

non

🙅

na

🙅

ne

🚫

Pronounced as (IPA)

/nit/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: niwet

Inherited from Old Dutch: *niowiht

In summary

From Middle Dutch niwet, niet, from Old Dutch *niowiht, niewiht, from nio (“never”) + wiht (“thing, creature”). The former in turn derives from Proto-Germanic *ne (“not”) + *aiw- (“ever”) + *wihtą (“thing”).
It was originally a pronoun meaning "not a thing", and was later used to reinforce a regular negation. The pronomial meaning was lost in Middle Dutch. English not, and its older forms naught and nought, were formed in the same way, but "not" also lost its sense as a pronoun and became a negation adverb as in Dutch.

Sentences

Ik geloof niet dat dit iets zal veranderen .

I do not believe that this will change anything.

Die moeten we niet op het spel zetten .

We shouldn't put that on the line.

Het gaat niet alleen om dit verslag .

It is not just a question of this report.

Het moet niet gemakkelijk zijn om te leven in de koninklijke familie .

It shouldn't be easy to live in the royal family.

Overigens kan ik niet iedereen zoveel voordeel geven .

Incidentally, I can't give everyone that much advantage.

Chemische reacties zijn niet altijd voorspelbaar .

Chemical reactions are not always predictable.