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Disambiguation: Many common words can have more than one meaning, with different translations
List of Prepositions and Other 'Little Words' — Pages: - Aan - Achter - Af - Al - Als - Binnen/Buiten - Daar - Dan - Dat - Door - Eens - Er - Erg - Even - Haast - Het - In - Laat - Maar - Na - Naar - Net - Nog - Of - Om - Onder/Boven - Op - Over - Toen - Uit - Van - Voor - Vroeg - Waar - Wat - Weg - Zo - more
(De) Weg = Way, Road, Street | |
Weg = Away, Gone, Lost | |
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Verdwijnen = to Disappear |
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Terug = Back | |
(De) Rug = Back (Body Part) | |
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(de) eigen weg | private road (a sign) |
Ga je eigen weg 2 | [Go your own way] - Choose yourself what you want to do, make your own choices |
(de) snelweg | [fast road] highway |
(de) spoorweg | railroad ‑>> |
(de) overweg 2 | railroad crossing |
(de) omweg 2 | detour |
't Is om 2 | It's a detour, it's not the shortest way |
(de) éénrichtingsweg 2 | one-way street |
(de) doodlopende weg 2 | dead-end street |
(de) wegwijzer | road (direction) sign |
(het) wegdek 2 3 4 | road surface, 'paving' |
onderweg 2 | 'on the way' |
Onderweg drinken we een kopje koffie 2 | We'll have a cup of coffee on the road |
onderweg naar 2 3 | on the way to |
Ik ben onderweg naar Ede 2 | I'm on the way to Ede |
op weg naar 2 3 | on the way to |
Ik ben op weg naar Assen 2 | I'm on the way to Assen |
op weg naar huis 2 3 4 | on the way home, homeward bound |
We zijn onderweg naar huis 2 3 | We're on our way home - home |
op de heenweg 2 | on the way there |
op de terugweg 2 3 | on the way back |
halfweg 2 / halverwege 2 | halfway ‑>> |
Ik ben halverwege 2 3 | I'm halfway (usually said about book reading) |
Halfweg 2 | a small town halfway between Amsterdam and Haarlem |
de hele weg | [the whole way] all the way |
deze weg 2 | this road here |
die weg | that road over there |
deze kant op 2 3 | this way, this direction |
neem de tweede weg rechts | take the 2nd road to the right |
neem de tweede weg links
en dan de derde weg rechts |
take the 2nd road to the left and then the 3rd to the left |
Ik ben de weg kwijt 2 | 'I'm lost, I lost my way, I don't know where I am and how to get where I want to go' |
also: Ik ben verdwaald 2 3 4 | I'm lost, I lost my way, I don't know where I am and how to get where I want to go' |
Ze vroegen naar de weg 2 3 | They asked for [the way] directions |
Wie weet de weg? | 'Who knows the way?' |
de verkeerde weg inslaan 2 3 4 5 | [turning into the wrong road] make a wrong turn |
figurative use: | |
(de) middenweg 2 / (de) tussenweg 2 | compromise (avoiding extremes) |
een tussenweg vinden 2 | to find a compromise |
de weg van de minste weerstand kiezen 2 3 | Choosing the [way] line of the least resistance, the easiest option |
ruwweg | (a rough estimate) |
uit de weg 2 3 4 | get out of the way, make way! // out of the way, not a problem anymore |
opzij! 2 3 | to the side! get out of the way! |
aan de kant! 2 3 4 | to the side! get out of the way! |
Dan is dat uit de weg 2 3 | Then that's out of the way, not a problem anymore |
De enige uitweg is omhoog | The only way out is up, there's only one way out and that is up |
in de weg 2 | 'in de way' - usually making access difficult or impossible, but also said of people blocking plans or schemes |
in de weg zitten 2 3 | to be in the way |
't Zit in de weg 2 3 4 | It's in the way |
Ik wil je niet in de weg zitten 2 3 | I don't want to be in your way |
Ik wil je niet in de weg lopen 2 | I don't want to be in your way |
Dan zit ik je niet in de weg 2 | Then I'm not in your way |
Sayings with 'weg' as 'road' | |
Zo oud als de weg naar Kralingen 2 3 | [As old as the road to K.] - Old as the hills |
Hij is aardig op weg 2 3 | He is progressing well, he's made considerable progress |
Hij timmert aardig aan de weg 2 3 | He is well-known for his activities, his activities have made him rather well-known - 'He's rather successful' |
(het) pad
2
'path' - plural: paden
2
(de) straat
'street' - plural: straten
2
‑>>
Broadway, New York was originally
'de Brede Weg'
2
'the Wide Road'
'Allang'
2
3
[already long ago] - (already) a while ago
The three sample lines below all have
about the same meaning: you should have left a while ago but you
were tardy or you were delayed.
Ik had allang weg moeten zijn
2
3
4
I should (already) have left a while ago
Ik had allang op weg moeten zijn
2
I should have been on my way a while ago
Ik had allang onderweg moeten zijn
2
I should have been on the way a while ago
English 'way' can also be a way of doing something, a procedure, a manner. The Dutch word for that way is: (de) manier 2
Ik wou dat er een betere manier was 2 3 | I wish there was a better way (to do something) |
Er moet een betere manier zijn 2 3 | There has to be a better way (to do something) |
Wat is de beste manier? 2 | What is the best way? (to do something) |
op welke manier dan ook | in whatever way possible, in any manner |
... op die fiets 2 3 | ... oh, in thàt way (colloquial)
(de) fiets 2 3 bicycle ‑>> |
Waar een wil is, is een weg 2 3 | Where there's a will, there's a way |
The plural of (de) weg is wegen - but that word can also be a verb meaning 'to weigh, measure the weight of something'
wegen to weigh | - | ik weeg I'm weighing | - | wij wegen we are weighing | - | ik woog I weighed | - | wij wogen we weighed | - | ik heb gewogen
I have weighed |
2
- weight |
ver weg 2 3 | far away |
Hij is ver weg 2 | 'He is far away' - more 'ver' |
Hij is even weg | He is away for a moment, he stepped out for a moment |
Hij sluipt weg | He is slinking away |
Loop niet weg! 2 3 | Don't walk away! (Please stay) |
van het huis weg | away from the house |
| |
De pont is al weg | 'The ferry has already [gone] left' |
De pont is net weg 2 3 | 'The ferry left just a moment ago' |
De sleutel is weg 2 | 'The key is gone, lost' |
De sleutel is terecht | The key (that was missing) has been found |
terug van weggeweest 2 3 4 | back (from having been away) - said after a trip |
weggooien 2 3 | to throw away
gooien to throw ‑>> |
weggegooid geld 2 | Money thrown away, money wasted |
Ik vind het heel erg als ik eten weg moet gooien 2 3 4 | I feel bad, I hate it when I have to throw out food |
Ik kan niks weggooien 2 3 4 | [I can throw nothing away] - I can't throw anything away |
Hoe krijgen we al dat water weer weg? | How can we ever get rid of all that water? |
Hoe krijgen we al dat water
in hemelsnaam weer weg? |
How can we ever get rid of all that water, in heaven's name? |
Het licht werd groen en we reden weg 2 | The light turned green and we drove off ‑>> |
Toen het licht groen werd reden we weg 2 | When the light turned green we drove off |
Ik heb al m'n gereedschap weggegeven | I've given away all my tools |
't Bezoek is weer weg 2 | The visitors are gone, have left ‑>> |
Ik moet om acht uur weg 2 | I have to leave at 8 |
Moeten we al zo gauw weg? 2 3 | Do we have to leave that [quickly] soon? |
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weg uit 2 | out of, away from |
Ik wil weg uit Amsterdam 2 3 4 | [I want to get out of A.] - I want to leave Amsterdam |
Ik ga weg uit Nederland 2 3 | I'm leaving Holland (and not coming back) |
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weg met ... 2 3 4 | [Away with ] Down with ... |
Weg met ongelijkheid! 2 3 4 | [Away with ] Down with inequality! |
Weg met betweters! 2 3 4 | Throw out the know-it-alls! |
Weg met Kick Out Zwarte Piet! 2 | [Away with ] Down with KOZP! Kick out KOZP! |
Weg ermee! 2 3 4 | Down with it! Out with it! Kick it out! ‑>> |
Weg d'r mee! 2 3 | Down with it! Out with it! Kick it out! |
Weg met ons! 2 3 | Away with us! Down with us! (The attitude that there's so much wrong in Holland and with Dutch culture and history that we'd better disappear) |
| |
weggaan | 'to go away' - to leave |
Ik ga weg 2 3 | I'm going away, I'm leaving |
Je gaat weg 2 | You are leaving |
We gaan weg | We're leaving |
Ga je weg? 2 3 4 | Are you leaving? |
Ik ga om acht uur weg 2 3 | I'm leaving at 8 |
You can also say: Ik ga weg om acht uur | I'm leaving at 8 |
We gaan om zes uur weg | We're leaving at 6 |
Ik ga nooit meer weg 2 | I'm never going to leave |
We waren van plan om weg te gaan | We were planning to leave |
We zijn van plan om morgen weg te gaan | We're planning to leave tomorrow |
Je hoeft niet weg te gaan 2 3 | You don't have to leave (you can stay for dinner etc.) |
En daarom ben ik weggegaan 2 3 | And because of that I've left, and that's why I left |
'Ga weg!' is like English 'Go away!'
In an angry or commanding voice:
Ga weg!
2
means 'Get out! Scram! I don't want you here!'
- but in a friendly voice it can express incredulity, like
Ga weg!
2
3
('You're exaggerating, I don't believe you, you must be joking'
- 'get outta here.')
more
'gaan'
'to go'
verdwijnen 2 'to disappear' is a strong verb:
verdwijnen to disappear |
- | verdween disappeared |
- | verdwenen disappeared |
2 |
verdwijnen to disappear | - | het verdwijnt it disappears | - | het verdween it disappeared | - | het is verdwenen it has disappeared |
2 3 |
wij verdwenen 2 | we disappeared |
spoorloos verdwenen 2 | disappeared without a trace |
't Is verdwenen | It has disappeared |
Er verdwijnt geld 2 | Money is disappearing |
het verdwenen geld 2 3 | the money that disappeared, the lost money |
't Verdwijnt als sneeuw voor de zon 2 | (saying) It disappears like snow [before] in the sun |
't Verdwijnt uit de winkels 2 3 | It's disappearing from the shops |
Wanneer Nederland verdwijnt ... 2 3 | When Holland disappears, goes ... |
terug | back |
terugbrengen | to return, bring back |
terugkeren 2 | to return, come back, go back |
(de) terugkeer | return |
op de terugweg 2 3 | on the way back |
de weg terug 2 3 | the way back, the road back |
heen en terug 2 3 | there and back (again) |
heen en weer | 'up and down, back and forth, to and fro' |
een paar generaties terug 2 | a few generations back |
Kom terug! 2 | Come back! |
Ga terug! 2 | Go back! |
Wanneer kom je terug? | When [are you coming] will you be back? |
Hij kwam terug 2 | he came back |
Hij is teruggekomen 2 | He has come back |
Hij komt pas maandag terug 2 | He'll not return until Monday, he will only return on Monday |
Je komt vast nog wel eens terug 2 3 4 | You will certainly return, I'm sure you'll be back sometime |
Dat komt nooit meer terug 2 | That will never come back, you won't see that again |
Ik ben ervan teruggekomen 2 3 | [I have come back on it] - I've changed my mind about it |
terughoudend 2 3 | [holding back] - reserved, aloof, detached |
Hij gaf 't boek terug 2 | He gave the book back, he returned the book |
Doe 't terug in de doos 2 3 | Put it back in the box |
Ik ben weer terug 2 | I'm back (again) |
terug van weggeweest 2 3 4 | back (from having been away) - said after an absence |
Also: Ik ben er weer 2 3 | [I'm ~here again] - I'm back |
Mooi dat je er weer bent 2 3 4 | [Beautiful] Good that you're [~here again] back |
Ik ben over een uur weer thuis 2 3 4 | I'll be back home in an hour |
Mooi dat je weer thuis bent 2 3 4 | [Beautiful] Good that you're back home |
Ik ben over een uur weer thuis 2 3 4 | I'll be back home in an hour |
Ik kom nooit meer terug 2 | I'll never come back (again) - said during your last visit |
Ik ga nooit meer terug 2 3 | I'll never go back (again) - said from another place |
Terug naar DOS! | Back to DOS! |
terugtrekken 2 3 | to pull back, retreat |
Ze leidt een teruggetrokken bestaan 2 3 | She leads a withdrawn, retiring [existence] life, she keeps to herself |
(de) terugtraprem 2 3 4 | backpedal brake |
Back to DOS! |
Back to DOS! |
The body part 'back' is (de) rug
- plural: ruggen
2
- more body parts
- 2
(de) ruggengraat
'backbone, spine'
(de) rugzak
2
'backpack'
(de) katterug
'the back of a cat'
een hoge katterug
a cat's [high] arched back
Ik heb rugpijn
2
3
4
I have a backache
Ik heb pijn in m'n rug
2
3
[I have pain in my back] My back hurts
Als dat achter de rug is
2
When that's behind [the back] us
English 'back, rear' is achter
2
achter in de kerk
2
3
in the back of the church
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