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Dutch 'Aan'
'Aan' = On // At // To // Of // For // In // From // By// About

Dutch 'Achter'
'Achter' = Behind // Back // Rear

Dutch 'Af'
'Af' = Off, Away From // Finished // More

Dutch 'Al' and 'Alle'
Dutch 'Al/Alle' = already // all, everything // even if

Dutch 'Alleen'
'Alleen' = Only // Alone

Dutch 'Als'
'Als' = If // When // As, Like // As a

Dutch 'Beneden'
'Beneden' = Downstairs // Down

Dutch 'Bij'
'Bij' = close to, near, at, with, by, in // 'added' // side-, secondary, sub-, annex

Dutch 'Bijna'
'Bijna' = almost, nearly, barely

Dutch 'Binnen'
'Binnen' = inside, indoors, in, into, within

Dutch 'Boven'
'Boven' = above, up, upstairs, on top of, North of, over

Dutch 'Buiten'
'Buiten' = outside, out, outdoors

Dutch 'Daar'
'Daar' = there, in that spot // that // because

Dutch 'Dan'
'Dan' = than // then (future)

Dutch 'Dat'
'Dat' = that (demonstrative) // that (conjunction) // that (placeholder) // that, who, which

Dutch 'Dicht'
'Dicht' = closed // 'dense'

Dutch 'Door'
'Door' = by (the agent of activity) // through

Dutch 'Dus'
'Dus' = so (conclusion)

Dutch 'Een paar, 'n paar'
'Een paar' = A few, a couple of // A pair

Dutch 'Eens'
'Eens' = once // 'sometime' // one time only // someday in the future

Dutch 'Elk / Elke'
'Elk / Elke' = every, each // any

Dutch 'En'
'En' = and

Dutch 'Enig'
'Enig' = any // only

Dutch 'Er'
'Er' = ~there // 'there is, there are' // it // pragmatic marker

Dutch 'Erg'
'Erg' = very // very bad, awful, terrible

Dutch 'Even'
'Even' = 'a moment' // equally, just as // even (numbers)

Dutch 'Geen'
'Geen' = no (quantity: zero) - not any

Dutch 'Haast'
'Haast' = hurry, haste // almost

Dutch 'Het, 't'
'Het / 't' = it // the (#2)

Dutch 'Ieder / Iedere'
'Ieder / Iedere' = each, every

Dutch 'In'
'In' = in // into // to

Dutch 'Klaar'
'Klaar' = ready, done, finished // ready, prepared

Dutch 'Laat'
'Laat' = late (time) // let, allow (singular simple present tense)

Dutch 'Liever'
'Liever' = rather (preference)

Dutch 'Maar'
'Maar' = but // just, only // pragmatic marker

Dutch 'Met'
'Met' = with

Dutch 'Na'
'Na' = after

Dutch 'Naar'
'Naar' = to, toward // at // sick, upset, unpleasant

Dutch 'Net'
'Net' = just like // just: 1. barely 2. a short time ago // just: exactly, precisely // neat // net (fishing etc.)

Dutch 'Niet'
'Niet' = not, did not, does not

Dutch 'Nog'
'Nog' = still, yet, remaining // even, still

Dutch 'Nogal'
'Nogal' = rather, quite, in a large degree

Dutch 'Of'
'Of' = or // if, whether

Dutch 'Om'
'Om' = at (hours) // 'om ... te' - for (aim or purpose) // about, because, for (reason) // around, a turnaround // alternating, 'every other' // various other meanings

Dutch 'Omdat'
'Omdat' = because

Dutch 'Onder'
'Onder' = below, under // among

Dutch 'Ook'
'Ook' = also, too

Dutch 'Op'
'Op' = up // on // at // to // for // of // in // finished, gone, out of

Dutch 'Open'
'Open' = open

Dutch 'Over'
'Over' = in // past // across, over // about // left, remaining // other meanings

Dutch 'Sommige'
'Sommige' = some, a few, a small number

Dutch 'Te'
'Te' = too (excess) // to (with verb infinitives // in, at

Dutch 'Tegen'
'Tegen' = against

Dutch 'Terug'
'Terug' = back (returning)

Dutch 'Toch'
'Toch' = still, yet, nevertheless // anyway, what in the world?

Dutch 'Toen'
'Toen' = then, at that time // when, at the time that

Dutch 'Tussen'
'Tussen' = between // among

Dutch 'Uit'
'Uit' = out of, out, from // off (not on) // finished

Dutch 'Van'
'Van' = of (possession) // from (point of origin or departure) // by (artists) // other meanings

Dutch 'Voor'
'Voor' = before (time) // before, in front of (place) // for (destination) // for, in favor of // other meanings

Dutch 'Vroeg'
'Vroeg' = early // asked (singular simple past tense)

Dutch 'Waar'
'Waar' = where? // where, the place where, that // what // true, 'real'

Dutch 'Want'
'Want' = because, 'for' // mitt

Dutch 'Wat'
'Wat' = what? // what, the thing that, the event that // what a, such a // some, a little // something

Dutch 'Weer'
'Weer' = again // weather // fighting-, resistance

Dutch 'Weg'
'Weg' = way, road, street // away // gone, lost

Dutch 'Wel'
'Wel' = affirmative: do/did, but ...

Dutch 'Welk / Welke'
'Welk / Welke' = which

Dutch 'Zo'
'Zo' = very, a high degree of: so, thàt, such a, a very // this way, that way // in a moment, soon

Dutch 'Zonder'
'Zonder' = without

Dutch 'Zulk / Zulke'
'Zulk / Zulke' = such

For Comparison: Translating English 'To'
'To' = te // naar // voor // aan // in // om ... te // tot // op // tegen // met // other translations

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