aan |
 |
to |
Bob geeft het aan Els |
2
|
Bob gives it to Alice |
van |
 |
of, from
- more |
het cadeau van Bob |
2
|
Bob's present |
met
 |
with |
en
 |
and |
koffie met melk en suiker
coffee with cream and sugar |
van
 |
of |
de mok van Piet
 |
Peet's mug |
bij
 |
with, at
- more |
een koekje bij de thee
 |
a cookie with the tea |
met
 |
with |
doos met nummer
 |
box with a number |
zonder
 |
without |
doos zonder nummer
 |
box without a number |
patat met mayonaise
 |
french fries with mayo |
patat-met
 |
french fries with (mayo) |
patat zonder mayonaise
 |
french fries without mayo |
patat-zonder
 |
french fries without (mayo) |
boven
 |
over, on top of, above |
onder
 |
under, below |
bij
 |
with, at |
op
 |
on, on top of |
op de tafel
 |
on the table |
op de stoel
 |
on the chair |
aan
 |
at |
aan de tafel
 |
at the table |
onder
 |
under, below |
onder de tafel
 |
under the table |
onder de stoel
 |
under the chair |
boven
 |
over, above |
boven het water
 |
over, above the water |
in
 |
in |
in de lucht
 |
in the air |
op
 |
on |
op het water
 |
on the water |
in
 |
in |
in het water
 |
in the water |
onder
 |
under |
onder water
 |
under water |
'Van'
2
sometimes means 'off'
op de tafel
 |
on the table |
van de tafel
 |
off the table |
De bal rolde van de tafel af
The ball rolled off the table
op de vloer
 |
on the floor |
van de vloer
 |
off the floor |
Voetjes van de vloer!
'feet off the floor' - i.e. dancing
over
 |
over, across
- more |
een brug over de gracht
a bridge across the city canal |
boven
 |
over, above |
boven het huis
 |
above the house |
op
 |
on, on top of |
op het huis
 |
on top of the house |
op het dak
 |
on the roof |
in
 |
in, inside |
in het huis
 |
inside the house |
binnen
 |
inside |
buiten
 |
outside |
buiten het huis
 |
outside the house |
onder
 |
under, below |
onder het huis
 |
under the house |
door
 |
through
- more |
door het huis
|
through the house |
tegen
 |
against |
tegen een boom
 |
against a tree |
aan de muur
 |
on the wall (fixed) |
op de muur
 |
on the wall (temporarily) |
naar
 |
to |
naar het huis
|
to the house |
naar ... toe
 |
to, towards |
naar het huis toe
|
to, towards the house |
Ze liep naar het huis toe
She walked towards the house |
van
 |
from, away from |
van het huis
|
from the house |
van ... weg
 |
away from |
van het huis weg
|
away from the house |
van me af
2
3
|
away from me |
naar me toe
2
3
|
towards me |
in
 |
in, into |
het huis in
|
into the house |
Hij ging het huis in
|
He went into the house |
in het huis
|
inside the house |
binnen
 |
inside |
het huis binnen
|
into the house |
Hij ging het huis binnen
He went inside the house |
naar binnen
 |
into |
buiten
 |
outside |
(de) buitenlander
2
|
foreigner |
naar buiten
 |
out |
Hij is naar buiten gegaan
2
He went outside
| uit
2
|
out |
het huis uit
|
out of the house |
Hij liep het huis uit
He walked out of the house |
door de deur
|
through the door |
de kamer in
 |
into the room |
in de kamer
 |
in the room |
de kamer uit
 |
out of the room |
boven
 |
upstairs, above |
naar boven
 |
up |
omhoog
 |
up |
beneden
 |
downstairs ('beneath') |
naar beneden
 |
down |
omlaag
 |
down |
(de) trap
 |
stairs |
(de) lift
 |
elevator |
(het) huis
 |
house
- more |
(de) zolder
 |
attic |
(de) eerste verdieping
 |
the second floor |
(de) begane grond
 |
the first (ground) floor |
(de) kelder
 |
cellar |
naar
 |
to |
naar Amsterdam
 |
to Amsterdam |
... en toen ben ik naar Amerika gegaan
'... and then I went to the US' |
Van Den Haag naar Rotterdam
2
From The Hague to Rotterdam (the journey)
tot
till, (to)
Van Gouda tot Schoonhoven
2
From Gouda till (to) Schoonhoven,
between Gouda and Schoonhoven (the area or the distance)
uit
 |
from |
uit Amsterdam
 |
from Amsterdam |
ik kom uit Amerika
 |
I'm from the US |
ik kom uit Engeland
 |
I'm from England |
See also: Travel
- Foreign Lands
links
 |
left |
rechts
 |
right |
rechtdoor
 |
straight (direction) |
terug
 |
back |
rechtsaf
2
|
right (direction) - "right turn, take a right" |
linksaf
2
3
|
left (direction) - "left turn, take a leftt" |
Ga linksaf
Take a left
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
Sla linksaf op het kruispunt
2
Turn left at the intersection
Aan het eind van de straat gaan we rechtsaf
At the end of the street we'll take a right
vooruit
 |
forward |
achteruit
 |
backward |
- more Traffic and Transportation
|
|
ondersteboven
2
|
[downside-up] upside down |
op de kop
2
|
[on the head] - upside-down |
op z'n kop
2
3
|
on its head, upside-down |
achterstevoren
2
|
[rear-in-front] backward, the wrong way 'round,
in reverse order |
binnenstebuiten
2
|
inside-out |
achterom
2 |
1. around the back,through the back door
2. backwards ('over your shoulder') |
andersom
 |
the other way 'round |
verkeerdom
 |
the wrong way 'round |
omgekeerd
 |
'turned around,' upside-down |
de omgekeerde wereld
2
3
the world turned upside-down
tegenover
opposite
ertegenover
2
opposite it
(het) tegenovergestelde
2
(the) opposite
‑>>
tegenovergesteld
(tegenovergestelde
2)
opposite
't huis ertegenover
2
3
4
the house opposite it,
on the other side of the street
't huis schuin ertegenover
2
the house diagonally across (from it)
't huis erachter
2
the house behind it
't huis schuin erachter
2
3
the house diagonally behind it
(kitty-corner)
Henk is klein
Henk is short
Wim is groot
Wim is tall
Wim is groter dan Henk
Wim is taller than Henk
Henk is kleiner dan Wim
Henk is shorter than Wim
Henk is niet zo groot als Wim
Henk is not as tall as Wim
groter dan
> (taller than, larger than, greater than)
kleiner dan
< (smaller than, shorter than,
less than)
|
twee is groter dan één
2 > 1 (two is greater than one)
|
drie is kleiner dan vier
3 < 4 (three is less than four)
dan
|
than
- more |
even ... als
|
just as ... as, as ... as
- more |
Jan is groter dan Piet
John is taller than Pete
Piet is even groot als Klaas
2
Pete is as tall as Charles
Piet en Klaas zijn even groot
2
Pete and Charles are the same height
Wim is het grootst
2
Bill is the tallest
Many Dutchmen say
"groter (etc.) als,"
for the comparative degree, but that is not correct. Use
dan
- groter dan
('bigger than')
't Is veel moeilijker dan ik
dacht
2
3
It's much more difficult than I thought
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