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ABOUT | ... later | |
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ABOVE, OVER | -
boven
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een dak boven je hoofd
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a roof over your head | |
't Gaat me boven de pet
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It's over my [cap] head (I don't understand it) | |
boven de partijen
![]() | above the parties, impartial | |
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AFTER | -
na
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na 't eten
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after [the eating] dinner (or lunch) | |
Na regen komt zonneschijn
![]() | [After rain the sun will come out] - Bad things don't last | |
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AGAIN | -
weer
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't Is weer slecht weer
![]() | It's bad weather again, bad weather returned | |
Ik ben weer de oude
![]() | ['I'm the old me again'] - I'm back to normal | |
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AGAINST | -
tegen
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Ben je voor of tegen?
![]() | Are you for or against? | |
Tegen een boom
![]() | Against a tree | |
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ALL | -
al
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Ik heb al m'n boeken verkocht
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I have sold all my books | |
Al die moeite voor niks
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All that effort [for nothing] wasted | |
Alle mensen zijn gelijk
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All people are equal | |
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ALMOST | -
bijna
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Het is bijna klaar
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It's almost ready | |
Je zou haast denken ...
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You would almost think ... | |
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ALREADY | -
al
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't Is al over elven
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It's already past 11 | |
Heb je al een rollator?
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Do you have a walker already? | |
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ALSO, TOO | -
ook
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Dat is ook goed
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That's also good, that's OK too | |
Er is beneden
ook een slaapkamer
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There's also a [bedroom downstairs] downstairs bedroom | |
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ALWAYS | -
altijd
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Er is altijd wel iets
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There's always something (wrong, bad) | |
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ANGRY | -
boos
![]() ![]() kwaad ![]() ![]() | |
Ben je boos?
![]() | Are you angry? | |
Ik was zò kwaad
![]() | I was so very angry | |
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ANNOYING | unpleasant, irritating -
vervelend
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een vervelende man
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an unpleasant (male) person | |
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AS | -
als
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Koud als een kikker
![]() | Cold as a frog | |
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AS A ... | -
als
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Als voorbeeld
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As an example | |
Als gehandicapte heb ik soms hulp nodig
![]() As a person with a disability I sometimes need assistance | ||
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AS ... AS | -
zo ... als
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Twee keer zo duur als ...
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Twice as expensive as ... | |
't Is niet zo erg als 't lijkt
![]() | It's not as bad as it looks | |
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AS IF | -
alsof
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Alsof m'n mond in brand stond
![]() As if my mouth was on fire | ||
Alsof ik met m'n ogen dicht achteruit liep
![]() As if I was walking backward with (my) eyes closed | ||
AT | ... later | |
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BAD | -
slecht
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slecht weer
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bad weather | |
Hij is in een slecht humeur
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He's in a bad mood | |
't Is niet zo erg als het lijkt
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It's not as bad as it looks | |
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to BE (1) | -
zijn
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ik ben ziek
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I am sick | |
to BE (2) |
- auxiliary verb for
the passive voice:
worden
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ik word geschopt door Jan
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I am kicked by Jan | |
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BECAUSE | - omdat
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... omdat er geen bewijs is
![]() | ... because there is no proof | |
... want er is geen bewijs
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... because there is no proof | |
Daar er geen bewijs is ...
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Because there is no proof ... | |
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BEHIND | -
achter
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Achter de wolken schijnt de zon
![]() | Behind the clouds the sun is shining | |
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BEST | -
best
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Je hond is je beste vriend
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Your dog is your best friend | |
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BETTER | -
beter
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't Zou beter zijn ...
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It would be better ... | |
Is er niet een betere oplossing?
![]() | Is there not a better solution? | |
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BORING | -
saai
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Wat een saai verhaal!
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Such a boring story! | |
'to BE BORED' |
zich vervelen
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Verveel je je?
![]() | Are you bored? (singular informal) ->> | |
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BUT | -
maar
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Raar maar waar
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Strange but true | |
Rijk maar geen geld
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Rich, but no money / Rich without money | |
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BY (1) | - the agent of the
passive voice
- door
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Ik word geschopt door Jan
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I am kicked by John | |
Het huis wordt door mij geverfd
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The house is painted by me | |
BY (2) | - creators of art
- van
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een boek van Vestdijk
![]() | a book by Vestdijk | |
een schilderij van Van Gogh
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a painting by Van Gogh | |
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'CAN' (being able to ...) | -
kunnen
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Ik kan 't niet vinden
![]() | I can't find it | |
Hoe kan dat nou?
![]() | How can that be? How is it possible? | |
Je kunt wel blijven eten
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You can stay for dinner (or other meals) | |
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to COME | -
komen
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Kom gauw!
![]() | Come quick! | |
Wanneer kom je thuis?
![]() | When are you coming home? | |
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COMMON, USUAL, REGULAR | -
gewoon
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Vroeger was geluk heel gewoon
![]() | In the past, happiness was quite common | |
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DEAR, SWEET | -
lief
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(de) liefde
![]() | love (the feeling of affection) | |
"liefste"
![]() | "darling, sweetheart, love" | |
lief en leed
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['the sweet and the suffering'] - good and bad times, 'for better or worse' | |
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DISAPPOINTING | -
teleurstellend
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teleurstellende resultaten
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disappointing results | |
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to DO | -
doen
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Hoe doe je dat?
![]() | How do you do that? | |
't Doet er niet toe
![]() | It doesn't matter | |
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DOWN | - omlaag
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We gleden omlaag
![]() | we (glided) slid down | |
We gingen naar beneden met de lift
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We went down in the elevator | |
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EACH, EVERY | -
elk
![]() ![]() - ieder ![]() ![]() there may be a subtle difference between the words | |
Iedere soldaat heeft een moeder
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Every soldier has a mother | |
Elke dag
heeft genoeg aan z'n eigen leed
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Each day has enough suffering of its own | |
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EACH OTHER | -
elkaar
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Ze ontmoetten elkaar op een feestje
![]() | They met [each other] at a party | |
mannen onder elkaar
![]() | 'men among each other' - men without women, occasionally misbehaving | |
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ENJOYABLE, ENTERTAINING | -
leuk
![]() ![]() nice, or 'funny, amusing' and 'pretty, attractive' | |
Heb je het leuk gehad in Brussel?
![]() | Did you have a good time in Brussels? | |
Ik dacht dat je het leuk zou vinden
![]() | I was thinking you would like it, enjoy it | |
Vertel eens wat leuks
![]() | Now do tell us something entertaining | |
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ENJOYABLE, PLEASANT | -
lekker
![]() ![]() nice, delicious or simply 'good' or 'well' | |
Het eten was erg lekker
![]() | The food was very good, I really enjoyed the food | |
Heb je lekker geslapen?
![]() | Did you sleep well? | |
't Is lekker fris buiten
![]() | It's pleasantly cool, nice and cool outside | |
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EQUAL | -
gelijk
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(de) gelijkheid
![]() | equality | |
Alle mensen zijn gelijk
![]() | All people are equal | |
Vrijheid, gelijkheid, broederschap
![]() | Freedom, equality, brotherhood
- Liberté, égalité, fraternité | |
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EVEN (1) |
- extreme or unexpected situations -
zelfs
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Zelfs in de schaduw was het warm
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Even in the shade it was hot | |
EVEN (2) | - (with superlative)
nog
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Dat is nog beter
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That's even better! | |
't Was nog erger dan ik dacht
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It was even worse than I had thought | |
EVEN (3) | - flat and horizontal | |
- vlak
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EVEN IF | -
al
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Al kost 't me jaren
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Even if it's going to take (me) years | |
Al zeg ik 't zelf
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[Even if I say so] If I may say so myself | |
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EVERYTHING | -
alles
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Alles blijft veranderen
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All things keep changing | |
Aan alles komt een eind
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To everything there [comes] is an end | |
Eind goed, al goed
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[End good, all good] - All's well that ends well | |
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EVERYWHERE | -
overal
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Waar je ook kijkt - overal water
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Wherever you look - water everywhere | |
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EXACTLY | -
precies
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Precies op tijd
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Exactly on time | |
Precies wat ik nodig had
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Just what I needed, Exactly what I needed, "Hit the spot" | |
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FAST | - quick, rapid
- snel
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U praat te snel voor mij
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You're talking too fast (for me) | |
ik rij(d) te hard
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I'm driving (or riding) too fast | |
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FIRST | -
eerste
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op 't eerste gezicht
![]() | at first sight | |
in eerste instantie
![]() | at first view, initially | |
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FOR | ... later | |
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to FORGET | -
vergeten
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Ben ik iets vergeten?
![]() | Did I forget something? | |
Ik zal 't niet vergeten
![]() | I won't forget (it) | |
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to GO | -
gaan
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Ik ga naar Parijs
![]() | I'm going to Paris | |
Hij gaat het proberen
![]() | He's goin to try (it) | |
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GOOD | -
goed
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een goed begin
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a good start | |
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GRIEF, SORROW | -
(het) verdriet
![]() - droevig ![]() ![]() | |
't Doet me veel verdriet
![]() | [It causes me much grief] - I'm really saddened by it | |
Als het regent word ik droevig
![]() | When it rains I get sad | |
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HASTE, HURRY | -
(de) haast
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Er is haast bij
![]() | 'It is urgent' | |
zo spoedig mogelijk
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ASAP, 'As soon as possible' | |
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to HAVE (1) | -
hebben
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Heb je hoofdpijn?
![]() | Do you have a headache? | |
Ik heb een uur gelopen
![]() | I [have] walked for an hour | |
to HAVE (2) | -
(for some verbs) the auxiliary verb for
The Perfect Tenses zijn ![]() | |
Ik ben naar Veenendaal gefietst
![]() | I [have ridden] rode a bike to Veenendaal | |
Ik ben ziek geweest
![]() | I have been sick | |
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HAVE TO, NEED TO, MUST, GOT TO, SHOULD, OUGHT TO, BE OBLIGED TO, WANT |
-
moeten
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Ik moet om acht uur weg
![]() | I have to leave at eight o'clock | |
Er moet iets veranderen
![]() | Something got to change | |
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DON'T HAVE TO, DON'T NEED TO | -
niet
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Ik hoefde niet te wachten
![]() | I didn't have to wait | |
Ik hoef geen bonnetje
![]() | I don't need a (cash register) receipt | |
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to HEAR | -
horen
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Hoor je hoe stil het is?
![]() | Do you hear how quiet it is? | |
Heb je 't nieuws gehoord?
![]() | Have you heard the news? | |
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HERE | -
hier
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Hier is de ingang
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Over here is the entrance | |
Deze auto hier
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This car here | |
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HOPE | -
(de) hoop
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een sprankje hoop
![]() | a glimmer of hope | |
Ik hoop dat 't op tijd is
![]() | I hope it's on/in time | |
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IF (1) | -
als
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Als 't hard regent blijf ik thuis
![]() | If it's raining hard I'll stay home | |
Als ik jou was ...
![]() | If I were you ... | |
IF (2) | -
of
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Ik vraag me af of ...
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I wonder if ... | |
Ik weet niet of dat echt zo is
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I don't know if it's really like that | |
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IN TIME, ON TIME | -
op tijd
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De trein is meestal op tijd
![]() | The train is usually on time (on schedule) | |
Ik hoop dat 't op tijd is
![]() | I hope it's in time | |
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IT (1) | -
het
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't Is moeilijk te vinden
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It's hard to find | |
't Eten - 't was lekker
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The food - it was (tasty) good | |
IT (2) | - er
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Je moet er wat aan doen
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You should do something about it | |
Ik word er gek van
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[I'm being driven crazy by it] - It is driving me crazy | |
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JUST, ONLY | -
maar
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't Lijkt maar zo
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It only looks that way | |
Er is maar één oplossing
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There's only one solution | |
JUST, BARELY | -
net
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We waren net op tijd
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We were just in time (not a moment to spare) | |
De pont is net weg
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The ferry just left, a moment ago | |
Net voordat 't begon te regenen
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Just before it [started to rain] rained | |
JUST, EXACTLY, PRECISELY | -
precies
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Precies wat ik nodig had
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Just what I needed, Exactly what I needed, "Hit the spot" | |
Net wat ik zocht
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Just what I was looking for | |
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JUST AS,JUST LIKE | -
even ... als
![]() ![]() - net ... als ![]() ![]() | |
Piet is even groot als Klaas
![]() | Piet is just as tall as Klaas | |
't Is net echt
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[It's just like real] - It's almost real, it looks very real | |
Ik ben net als m'n moeder
![]() | I'm just like my mom | |
Net als vroeger
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Just like before, just as in the past | |
Mijn zoon is net zo mager als ik
![]() | My son is just as skinny as I am | |
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to KNOW | -
weten
![]() - kennen ![]() | |
Ik wil weten wat er gebeurd is
![]() | I want to know what happened | |
Ze kenden hem goed
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They knew him well | |
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LAST |
- laaste
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op het laatste moment
![]() | at the last moment | |
de laatste mode
![]() | the latest fashion | |
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LATE (not in/on time) | -
laat
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Beter laat dan nooit
![]() | Better late than never | |
't Is nog niet te laat
![]() | It's not too late (yet) | |
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LATER | -
later
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vroeger of later
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['earlier or later'] - 'sooner or later' | |
in een later stadium
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at a later stage | |
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LEAST | -
minst
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De weg van de minste
weerstand kiezen
![]() Choose the [way, road] line of least resistance, the easiest way | ||
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to LET (allow, make) | -
laten
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Laat maar
![]() | Let it be, don't bother | |
de kraan laten lopen
![]() | letting the [faucet] water run | |
Hij liet ons een paar foto's zien
![]() | He [let us see] showed us some pictures | |
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LESS, FEWER | -
minder
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Minder werk voor minder mensen
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Less work for fewer people | |
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to LIE (down) | -
liggen
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Hij lag in bed
![]() | He was lying in bed | |
Ze lagen te slapen
![]() | They were sleeping | |
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LIKE | -
als
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Als een kip zonder kop
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'Like a chicken without its head' - acting irrationally | |
Ze sliep als een roos
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She was sleeping [like a rose] beautifully | |
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to LIKE, to LOVE | -
houden van
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Hij houdt niet van spruitjes
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He doesn't like Brussels sprouts | |
Hij houdt van jou
![]() | He loves you | |
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to LISTEN | -
luisteren
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luister!
![]() | listen! | |
Ik luister nog vaak naar ...
![]() | I still often listen to ... | |
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LITTLE, FEW | -
weinig
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Hij eet weinig
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He doesn't eat much | |
Er zijn weinig getuigen
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There are few witnesses | |
Hij drinkt niet veel
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He doesn't drink much - may also refer to limited alcohol intake | |
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to LOOK | -
kijken
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Kijk eens in de spiegel!
![]() | Look in the mirror! | |
Ik keek naar de vogels
![]() | I was looking at the birds | |
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to LOOK LIKE, SEEM, APPEAR | -
lijken
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't Lijkt of 't gaat regenen
![]() | It looks like [it's going to] rain | |
't Is niet zo erg als 't lijkt
![]() | It's not as bad as it looks | |
See also
schijnen
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to MAKE | -
maken
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Ze maakte een lijstje
![]() | She made a list | |
Maak 't niet te moeilijk
![]() | Don't make it too difficult | |
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MANY, MUCH, A LOT OF | -
veel
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Te veel mensen met te veel geld
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Too many people with too much money | |
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'MAY,' to BE ALLOWED TO | -
mogen
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Als ik dat vragen mag
![]() | [If I'm allowed to ask] - If I may ask [that] | |
Mag ik zonder cafeïne?
![]() | Can I please have decaf? | |
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to MEAN | -
betekenen
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Wat betekent het?
![]() |
What does it mean? | |
Wat bedoel je?
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What do you mean? | |
Een lage olieprijs
betekent minder elektrische auto's
![]() A low oil price means fewer electric cars | ||
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MORE | -
meer
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Ik heb meer tijd nodig
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I need more time | |
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MOST | -
meest
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De mens
lijdt het meest het lijden dat-ie vreest
![]() 'Man suffers most from the suffering he fears' | ||
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NECESSARY, NEEDED | -
nodig
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Dat was niet nodig
![]() | That was not necessary, there was no need for that | |
Precies wat ik nodig had
![]() | Exactly what I needed | |
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NO (1) | -
"negative," denial - nee
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Heeft U bananen? - Nee
![]() | Do you have bananas? - No | |
Ik zei "nee"
![]() | I said "No" | |
NO (2) | -
'zero quantity' - no, not a, not any
- geen
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Er zijn geen tomaten
![]() | There are no tomatoes | |
Ik ben geen vegetariër
![]() | I'm [no] not a vegetarian | |
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NOT, DO NOT | -
niet
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Ik heb die film niet gezien
![]() | I haven't seen that movie | |
Niet storen
![]() | Do not disturb | |
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NOTHING | -
niets
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Niets is heilig
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Nothing is sacred | |
niks nieuws
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nothing new | |
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NOBODY | -
niemand
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Niemand is volmaakt
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Nobody is perfect | |
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NOW | -
nu
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Wat ik nu pas begrijp
![]() | What I only now understand | |
Nou begrijp ik 't
![]() | Now I understand (it) | |
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OF | -
van
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Willem van Oranje
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'William of Orange' | |
hoedje van papier
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hat of paper, paper hat | |
een flesje water
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a small bottle of water | |
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ONLY | - alleen | |
alleen melk
![]() | milk only, just milk (cream for coffee is called 'melk') | |
Hij dronk alleen water
![]() | He only drank water, all he drank was water | |
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OR | -
of
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Ben je voor of tegen?
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Are your for or against? | |
nu of nooit
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now or never | |
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OVER | -
voorbij
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't Ergste is voorbij
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The worst is over | |
Ik wou dat 't voorbij was
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I wish it was over
more 'over' later | |
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PAST | -
over
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kwart over zes
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a quarter past 6, 6:15 - the clock, telling time | |
t Is al over elven
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It's already past eleven ->> | |
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PATIENCE | -
(het) geduld
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Geduld is een schone zaak
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Patience is a beautiful thing, patience is good | |
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QUIET | -
stil
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(de) stilte
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(the) quiet | |
Hoor je hoe stil het is?
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Do you hear how quiet it is? | |
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RATHER (1) | -
preferences
- liever
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liever niet
![]() | 'rather not,' "I'd prefer not to" | |
Ik wil liever geen vlees eten
![]() | I'd rather not eat meat | |
RATHER (2) | -
quite, in a large degree
- nogal
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t Is nogal brutaal
![]() | It's rather insolent | |
Het is nogal ver
![]() | It is quite far | |
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to READ | -
lezen
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Zij leest een boek
![]() | She's reading a book | |
Ik heb ergens gelezen dat ...
![]() | I have read somewhere that ... | |
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READY | -
klaar
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De koffie is klaar
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Coffee is ready | |
Klaar? ... af!
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Ready? ... set ... go! | |
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to REMAIN, STAY | -
blijven
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Ik blijf thuis
![]() | I'm staying home | |
't Blijft regenen
![]() | It [keeps] will keep raining | |
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RIGHT (1) | - correct, good, well -
goed
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't goede antwoord
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the correct answer, the right answer | |
Als ik 't goed begrijp ...
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If I understand it correctly ... | |
RIGHT (2) | - the right to, being allowed,
being entitled -
(het) recht
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(het) stemrecht
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the right to vote | |
rechten en plichten
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rights and duties | |
RIGHT (3) | - direction (not left) -
rechts
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rechtsaf
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right (direction) - "right turn, take a right" | |
Neem de tweede weg links
en dan de derde weg rechts
![]() Take the second road to the left and then the third road to the right | ||
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to SAY | -
zeggen
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Wat zei je?
![]() | What did you say? Come again? | |
Hoe zeg je dat in het
Nederlands?
![]() How do you say that in Dutch? | ||
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to SEE | -
zien
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Heb je haar gezicht gezien?
![]() | Have you seen her face? | |
Ik zag de vogels
![]() | I saw the birds | |
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SHALL/WILL | -
zullen
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Ik zal 't uitleggen
![]() | I'll explain [it] | |
Zullen we ergens gaan eten?
![]() | [Shall we go eat somewhere?] - Let's go out for meal | |
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to SIT | -
zitten
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Hij zat bij 't raam
![]() | He was sitting at the window | |
ga zitten
![]() | [go sit] - take a seat | |
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SLOW | -
langzaam
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Ik loop langzaam
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I'm walking slowly, I'm a slow walker | |
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SO (1) | -
so, very, so very -
zo
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't Wordt zo vroeg donker
![]() | It gets dark so early | |
Ik was zò ziek
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I was so very sick | |
SO (2) |
~I gather, ~I get the impression, ~in conclusion, ~I understand
- dus
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Dus je wilt Nederlands leren?
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So you want to learn Dutch? | |
Het is dus fout
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So it is wrong, I'm telling you it's wrong | |
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SOME (1a) | - a small amount
- wat
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Mag ik wat water?
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[May I] Could I please have some water? | |
SOME (1b) | - a small amount, a little
- een beetje
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Mag ik een beetje kaas?
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[May I] Can I please have a little cheese? | |
SOME (2) | - a few, a small number of
a specific group - sommige
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Sommige dagen gaat alles mis
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On some days everything goes wrong | |
SOME (3) | - a few, a random small
number - een paar
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een paar jaar later
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some (a few) years later | |
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SOMEBODY | -
iemand
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Hoe kan iemand zoiets doen?
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How can someone do a thing like that? | |
Iemand van mijn leeftijd
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Someone my age | |
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SOMETHING | -
iets
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Mag ik U iets vragen?
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May (Could) I ask you something? | |
Heeft U iets vegetarisch?
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Would you have something vegetarian? | |
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to SPEAK | -
spreken
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Met wie spreek ik?
![]() | Who am I speaking to? Who's calling? (on the telephone) | |
Zou U wat langzamer willen spreken?
![]() Could you please speak [somewhat] a little slower? | ||
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to STAND, BE STANDING | -
staan
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Ik stond erbij en ik keek ernaar
![]() | I was standing by (it) and looking at it | |
Dat staat ons ook te wachten
![]() That is waiting for us too, we can expect that too | ||
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STILL, YET | - nog
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We leven nog
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We're still alive (we have survived) | |
Het is nog vroeg
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It is still early | |
Ik heb nog niet gegeten
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I have not yet eaten | |
Hoeveel tijd is er nog?
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How much time is [there still] left? | |
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STILL, EVEN (with superlative) | -
'nog'
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Moeten we de dijken
nog verder verhogen?
![]() Do we have to, should we raise the levees still (even) further? | ||
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SUCH | -
zulk
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Zulke dingen als vrijheid, en gelijkheid
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Such things as freedom, and equality | |
Zulke grote voeten!
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Such big feet! | |
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SUCH A | -
zo'n
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zo'n mooie dag
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such a beautiful day | |
Ik heb zo'n zin
in een kopje thee
![]() ['I have such a great desire for ...'] - What I'd really like now is a cup of tea | ||
zo-iets
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such a thing, something like that ->> | |
zo-iemand
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such a person, someone like that | |
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to TALK, CHAT | -
praten
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Zou U wat langzamer kunnen
praten?
![]() Could you please talk [somewhat] a little slower? | ||
Ik wil graag Nederlands praten
![]() I really want to [talk Dutch] have a conversation in Dutch | ||
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THAN | -
dan
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Twee is groter dan één
![]() | 2 is larger than 1 (2>1) | |
Meer dan drie uur
![]() | More than three hours | |
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THANKS | -
bedankt
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dank U wel
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'thank you' (polite) | |
Bedankt voor je brief
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Thank you for your letter | |
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THAT (1) | -
indicating remote items dat ![]() ![]() | |
dat huis daar
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that house over there | |
die boom daar
![]() | that tree over there | |
THAT (2) | -
placeholder
- referring back to something mentioned before
dat ![]() ![]() | |
Wat is dat?
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What's that? | |
Dat wist ik niet
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I didn't know that | |
Daar weet ik niks van
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I know nothing about that, I don't know anything about that | |
Ben je daar zeker van?
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Are you sure of that? Are you certain? | |
THAT (3) |
- conjunction:
introducing sub-sentence, after 'say, think' etc.:
dat
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Ik dacht dat de wereld verging
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I thought [that the world was perishing] it was the end of the world | |
Zorg dat je op tijd bent
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Take care [that you are on time] to be on time | |
THAT (4) |
- further specifying,
instead of 'who' or 'which'
dat ![]() ![]() | |
Het mes dat het touw doorsneed
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The knife that (which) cut the rope | |
De vrouw die het bedacht had
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The woman who (that) had thought it up | |
De landen die neutraal bleven
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The countries that remained/stayed neutral | |
THAT (5) | -
very, thàt
- zo
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't Is niet zò duur
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It's not thàt expensive | |
compare with: 't Is niet zo duur
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It's not very, not that expensive | |
Is 't al zò laat?
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Is it thàt late already? | |
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THE | - de
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't Nederland van na de oorlog
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[The The Netherlands of after the war] Postwar Holland | |
tussen de bomen in 't bos
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Among the trees in the forest | |
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THEN (1) | - future:
dan
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Dan ben ik op reis
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Then, at that time I [am] will be traveling | |
... en dan wordt 't spannend
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... and then it'll get exciting | |
THEN (2) | - past:
toen
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Toen was ik op reis
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I was traveling then, at the time I was traveling | |
... en toen gingen we eten
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... and then we [went to eat] had a meal | |
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THERE IS ... THERE ARE ... |
- er is ...
![]() - er zijn ... ![]() | |
Er is een koude wind
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There's a cold wind | |
Is er genoeg brood?
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Is there enough bread? | |
Er zijn binnenkort verkiezingen
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There will be elections soon | |
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(OVER) THERE | -
daar
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Daar is de uitgang!
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Over there is the exit | |
Hier en daar
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Here and there | |
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THESE, THIS, THOSE, THAT | -
deze
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deze boom hier
![]() | this tree here | |
die boom daar
![]() | that tree over there | |
dit huis hier
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this house here | |
dat huis daar
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that house over there | |
deze auto's hier
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these cars here | |
die auto's daar
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those cars over there | |
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to THINK | -
denken
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Ik denk dus ik besta
![]() | I think, [therefore I exist] so I am | |
Ik denk dat het te laat is
![]() | I think it's too late | |
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THROUGH (1) | -
door
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door de deur
![]() | through the door | |
Ze kwam binnen
door 't raam van de badkamer
![]() She came in through the bathroom window | ||
THROUGH (2) | -
tot en met
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maandag tot en met zaterdag
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Monday through Saturday | |
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TO, FOR |
- to (with verb infinitive) / for (with present participle)
- om te
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De beste plaats om Nederlands te leren
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The best place to learn Dutch, for learning Dutch | |
Het is niet om te lachen
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[It's not to laugh about, it's not for laughing] - It's no laughing matter, it's not funny | |
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to UNDERSTAND (1) | -
knowing the how or why -
begrijpen
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Ik begrijp niet wat U zegt
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I don't understand (the meaning of) what you're saying (polite 'you') | |
to UNDERSTAND (2) | -
hearing what is said -
verstaan
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Ik versta niet wat je zegt
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I don't understand (can't hear) what you're saying (informal 'you') | |
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UP | -
omhoog
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We klommen omhoog
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We climbed up | |
We gingen met de roltrap naar boven
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We took the escalator up | |
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USUALLY | -
meestal
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't Is meestal bewolkt in Nederland
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It's usually overcast in Holland | |
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VERY | -
erg
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Ik ben erg moe
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I'm very tired | |
Ik vind het heel raar
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I think it's very strange | |
Het is heel erg koud
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It's really very cold, terribly cold | |
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to WALK | -
lopen
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Ik ben naar huis gelopen
![]() | I [have] walked home | |
Hij loopt te schelden
![]() | He is swearing, cursing out | |
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to WANT, WISH DESIRE, WOULD LIKE TO |
-
willen
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Ik wil naar huis
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[I want homeward] I want to go home | |
Wil je een kopje thee?
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Would you like a cup of tea? | |
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WELL | -
goed
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goed voorbereid
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well-prepared (in advance, for the future) | |
Heb je goed gegeten?
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Did you eat well? (tasty, filling) | |
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WHEN | -
als
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't IJzer smeden als het heet is
![]() | ["smith," forge] - Work the iron when it's hot | |
Doe je het licht uit als je weggaat?
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Will you turn off the light when you leave? | |
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WHEN? | -
wanneer?
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Wanneer ben je jarig?
![]() | When is your birthday? [when are you year-y?] | |
Wanneer is 't klaar?
![]() | When will it be ready? | |
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WHICH? | -
welk
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Welke kant op?
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Which way? Which direction? | |
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WORSE | -
erger
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't Was nog erger dan ik dacht
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It was even worse than I had thought | |
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WORST | -
ergste
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't Ergste is voorbij
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The worst is over | |
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to WRITE | -
schrijven
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Ik schreef een brief aan m'n moeder
![]() I wrote a letter to my mother | ||
Schrijf je naam op een papiertje
![]() Write (down) your name on a piece of paper | ||
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WRONG | -
'Verkeerd'
![]() ![]() - 'Fout' ![]() ![]() - 'mis' ![]() | |
de verkeerde oplossing
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the wrong solution (to a problem) | |
't is niet fout
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It's not wrong | |
Er is iets mis
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Something is wrong |
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