From Birth to Death: A Few Dutch Words of Life

Life - Phases

zwanger 2 (de) zwangerschap pregnant pregnancy in verwachting 2 'in blijde verwachting' expecting '(happily) expecting' (de) vrouwenarts gynaecologist (de) abortus 2 abortion (de) vroedvrouw 2 3 midwife (de) kraamvrouw new mother (de) wee weeën (de) bevalling contraction contractions (baby) delivery (de) ooievaar stork

(de) geboorte birth (de) baby (English) baby (de) geboortedatum 2 (de) geboorteplaats (de) verjaardag birthdate birthplace birthday >> (de) doop dopen 2 baptism to baptize (het) kind 2 ouders child parents see also: Family Tree

(de) leeftijd 2 3 age ->> 'n klein kind 2 a small child (de) peuter 2 small child, 1-3 (de) dreumes small child, 1-3 (de) kleuter toddler, small child, 4-5

(de) tiener teenager (de) volwassene 2 an adult, a grownup volwassen adult, grownup (de) bejaarde 2 elderly person bejaard elderly, ~over 65

(de) crèche (French) / (het) kinderdagverblijf 2 'daycare'
(de) peuterspeelzaal 'preschool, nursery school'
(de) school 'school' ->>
kinderlijk 2 childlike -/- kinderachtig 2 childish

geboren worden 2	to be born
Hij werd geboren in Rotterdam 2 3	He was born in Rotterdam
Ik ben in Nederland geboren	I was born in Holland ->> 2
Ik ben in Nederland geboren en opgegroeid	I was born and (grew up) raised in Holland
Ik ben in een kleine stad opgegroeid 2 3	I've grown up, I've been brought up in a small town
Ik ben opgegroeid in een kleine stad	I've grown up, I've been brought up in a small town
Hij is in armoede opgegroeid 2 3	He was brought up in poverty, He's grown up poor
geboren en getogen 2 3	born and bred
ouden van dagen 2 3 4	['olds of days'] a polite phrase for elderly people

Like English 'child,' Dutch kind 2 has an irregular plural: kinderen 2 ('children') - plurals ->>

Heeft-ie kinderen? 2	Does he have children?
Ze hebben drie kinderen	They have 3 children
Er zijn inmiddels drie kinderen 2	By now [there are] they have 3 children
Hij is getrouwd en heeft twee kinderen slow	He is married with 2 children
Hoe doen je kinderen het op school?	How are your kids doing at school?
Ik vertelde de kinderen een verhaaltje 2	I told the children a story

Life - '(het) Leven'

(het) leven 2 life leven 2 to live levend alive levende alive levendig 2 lively

levenslang 2 life-long; also: life sentence (de) levensverzekering life insurance in levensgevaar 2 in [life] mortal danger levensgevaarlijk 2 very dangerous, life-threatening

(het) bestaan 2 3 existence (de) roeping 2 3 "calling"

(het) levenswerk Magnum Opus, life's work (het) stilleven 2 still life (painting)

samen together ->>
(De) samenleving 2 'society' - people living together in a somewhat ordered community, like the whole world or a country.
Also: (de) maatschappij 2 'society,' but this word can also mean 'company, commercial business'
'Company' as people with you is (het) gezelschap 2 which, like in English, can also mean a group of people come together for arts, making music or staging plays etc. in goed gezelschap in good company Ze leidt een teruggetrokken bestaan 2 3 She leads a withdrawn, retiring [existence] life, she keeps to herself

To Live, to Be Alive - 'Leven'

English 'to live' and Dutch leven 2 usually mean something like 'to be alive' or 'to exist.' Dutch (het) leven is the noun 'life.' For 'live' music Dutch uses the English word 'live.'

Leven je ouders nog?	Are your parents still alive?
Leven en laten leven 2	Live and let live
De mens kan niet alleen van brood leven	Man cannot live by bread alone
Van de hand in de tand leven	'Living hand to [tooth] mouth' (on very little money)
Hoop doet leven	[Hope makes you live] Hope fuels life
We leven nog 2 3	'We're still alive (It was a dfficult time but we survived)
... en ze leefden nog lang en gelukkig 2 3	(fairy tale ending) [... and they lived still long and happily] - ... and they lived happily ever after
Je moet ermee leren leven 2 3	You'll have to learn to live with it (something bad or unpleasant isn't going away)
Wie dan leeft, wie dan zorgt 2 3	He/She who then lives, can then deal with the problems - don't worry too much about the future
Ze leven in onmin 2 3	They're not on good terms, they live in strife
Ik leef in angst 2 3	I'm living in fear, I'm always afraid
overleven 2 3	to survive
We hebben 't overleefd	We have survived (it - a challenge)
Er zouden geen overlevenden zijn 2	It was said there were no survivors
't Leven gaat door 2	Life goes on (moving on after a loss)
twee jaar van m'n leven 2	two years of my life
tijdens zijn leven 2	during his life, in his lifetime
tijdens z'n leven 2	during his life, in his lifetime
de mooiste tijd van m'n leven 2	the [most beautiful] best [time] years of my life
't Gebeurt maar eens in je leven 2	It happens only once in your life
't eeuwige leven 2 3	eternal life
'Hij wil z'n leven beteren' 2 3	does not mean simply 'He wants to improve his life' or 'He wants to do better' but it specifically means 'he' wants to move his life away from crime and/or bad behavior towards a more decent, moral attitude
Ik word geleefd	['I'm being lived'] - I'm so busy with other things there's no time for myself
Tijd van leven 2 3	'Time to live' - the time to enjoy life, doing your own thing

To Live, to Reside - 'Wonen'

wonen 2

wonen to reside, 'live'

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ik woon I 'reside'

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wij wonen we 'reside'

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ik woonde I 'resided'

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wij woonden we 'resided'

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ik heb gewoond I have 'resided'

(de) woning 2 3	official, bookish word for 'house' - 'dwelling, residence'
'onbewoonbaar verklaarde woning' 2 3	[house declared unlivable] condemned building, officially declared unfit for habitation
Ik woon in Amerika	I live in the US
Hij woont ergens achteraf 2 3	He lives [somewhere remote] in the countryside
samenwonen 2	(a couple) living together (without being married)
Woon je ver van je werk?	Do you live far from your work?
Hij woont dicht bij het museum	He lives close to the museum
Ik heb tot m'n 37ste in Nederland gewoond 2 (zevenendertigste)	I lived in Holland till age 37
De mensen die naast ons wonen	The people (who live) next door (to us)
We wonen nog maar kort hier 2	We've only been living here or a short time
Hij woont thuis 2	"He lives at home" - said of adults living with their parents
Likewise: Bij ons thuis 2	['At our home'] - it usually refers to the parents' home when the speaker was a child
Ze blijft in Nederland wonen 2 3	[She'll continue living in The Netherlands] - She'll stay in Holland
(het) woonerf 2	residential area with limited car access
(de) woonboot 2 3 4	[boat for living] - houseboat

'Verhuizen' 2 3 usually means 'to move house,' go live in another house, in another place or country. Occasionally it can mean to help someone move house, either as a friend or professionally. In the perfect tense there is a clear difference: Ik ben verhuisd 2
I have moved (I live in another house, place, country now) Ik heb verhuisd 2
I have helped someone move

verhuizen to move

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ik verhuis I'm moving

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wij verhuizen we're moving

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ik verhuisde I moved

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wij verhuisden we moved

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Lang nadat we verhuisd waren 2	Long after we had moved
"Die man gaat verhuizen" 2	That guy is going to move
(Hij heeft z'n hand al ingepakt	He's already packed his hand) - Jokey coment on a guy with a hand in his pocket

Otherwise, English 'to move' is bewegen 2 3 - with 'moving your body' often the reflexive zich bewegen 2 - like for (mild) exercise. It's a strong verb:

bewegen to move

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bewoog moved

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bewogen moved

bewegen to move

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ik beweeg I'm moving

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wij bewegen we're moving

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ik bewoog I moved

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wij bewogen we moved

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ik heb bewogen I have moved

(de) beweging

(de) lichaamsbeweging 2 3	[body movement] ~exercise, ~fitness
(de) leermeester bewegingsleer 2	~mobility teacher
meer bewegen!	do more exercise
Beweeg je niet!	Do not move! Freeze!
Er zit geen beweging in 2 3	[There is no movement to it] - It is stuck, it is not going to budge (literally or figuratively)
Er zit beweging in 2 3 4	[There is movement to it] - It's becoming unstuck, things are moving (literally and figuratively)
also:  Er zit geen schot in 2 3	It is stuck, things are not going forward (figuratively)
Er zit schot in 2	It's becoming unstuck, things are moving (literally and figuratively)
De minuutwijzer beweegt bijna niet meer slow	The minutes hand hardly moves anymore ‑>>
Wat beweegt die mensen? 2 3	[What 'moves' those people?] - What is their motivation? (to do something commonly considered unpleasant, horrible)

Growth, Young and Old

(de) groei	growth		groeien 2	to grow
jong	young		jong/jonge 2		jonge 2 3
oud 2	old		oud/oude		oude 2

een jonge hond 2	a young dog
het jonge gras 2	the young (fresh) grass
in m'n jonge jaren 2 3	'in my younger years, when I was younger'
twintig lentes jong 2	'twenty springtimes young' (said by slimeballs about young women)
Als ik wat jonger was ... 2	If I were a little younger ...
de jeugd van tegenwoordig 2	the young people of today
Jong geleerd, oud gedaan 2 3 4	['learned young, still doing it at old age'] what's learned young will still be easy at old age
Hoe oud ben je? 2 3	'How old are you? What is your age?'
Hoe oud ben je geworden? 2	'How old [have you become] are you now?'  Birthday
Hij is even oud als jij 2	['He's as old as you'] - He's your age
We zijn even oud 2	['We are equally old'] - 'We are the same age'
Ik word oud 2	I'm getting old
Hij is oud geworden 2 3	He's gotten old - this usually means he's come to look old or his mental ability has diminished, or it could be said of a person who passed away at a respectable age
Ik ben wel oud, maar toch niet zo oud 2	I may be old, but I'm not that old
Daar ben ik te oud voor 2	I'm too old for that
Het houten huis is heel oud	The wooden house is very old
Op m'n oude dag 2	in my old [day] age
een onbezorgde oude dag 2 3	a worry-free, carefree old [day] age
De Oude Garde	The Old Guard
ouden van dagen 2 3 4	['olds of days'] a polite phrase for elderly people
wijze oude mannen 2	wise old men ('village elders')
Ouder, maar niet wijzer	Older, but not wiser
(de) levensavond 2	[life's evening] old age
verouderd 2 3	antiquated, old-fashioned, obsolete
De tijd zal 't leren 2	Time will [teach] tell
De tand des tijds 2 3 4	'The tooth of time'] - decay due to age (human and general)
Met de ouderdom komen de gebreken 2	'[With] In old age defects appear'
Daar ben ik te oud voor 2	I'm too old for that
Oud en de dagen zat 2 3	Old and tired of the days
But: 'Ik ben weer de oude' 2	['I'm the old one again'] - 'I'm back to normal'
de jongste dag 2	the ["youngest"] last day, doomsday - the day of:
het laatste oordeel 2 3	the [last] final judgement - religion
Waldhoorns schallen voor jong en voor oud	French horns ring out for young and for old
'schallen' 2 3 4	to ring out, peal, blare
het jongste kind 2 3 4	the youngest child
de oudste zoon van de oudste zoon 2 3	the eldest son of the eldest son

Jonge kaas 2 'young cheese' has matured ('fermented') for one or two months, while oude kaas 'old cheese' has matured for 10 months or even years. In between is 'belegen' 2 - belegen kaas 2 3 has 'aged' four to eight months
See also: dairy

Gebeuren - to Happen

gebeuren	to happen, occur, take place
't gebeurt	it happens (unfortunately)
't gebeurde	it happened
Wat er gebeurt 2 3	What happens
Wat er gebeurde 2 3	What happened, how it ended up
't Is gebeurd 2	[It has happened] - usually this means: 'The job is done'
(de) gebeurtenis	event, incident
(het) voorval 2	event, incident (old-fashioned)
(het) incident 2	incident
't Is net gebeurd 2 3	It happened, came about just a moment ago
Zulke dingen gebeuren	Things like that happen (unfortunately)
't Kan gebeuren 2	It [can] may happen, things like that happen
't Zit er niet in 2 3 4	It's not going to happen
Wat is er gebeurd? 2 3	What [has] happened?
Er is een ongeluk gebeurd 2 3 4	[An accident happened] - There has been an accident (usually in traffic)
Er hoeft maar iets te gebeuren of 't gaat helemaal mis 2 3 4	[It only needs a little something to happen and it'll go completely wrong] - Any little thing can offset the precarious balance and lead to disaster
Wat gebeurde er toen je twintig was?	What happened when you were 20? (talking about an important event)
Hij vertelde mij wat er gebeurd was	He told me what [had] happened
Hij vertelde hun wat er gebeurd was 2	He told them what [had] happened
Ik wil weten wat er gebeurd is 2 3	I want to know what [has] happened
Ik wil precies weten wat er gebeurd is 2 3	I want to know exactly what happened
Ik wil weten wat er precies gebeurd is 2 3	I want to know what exactly happened
Ik moet toch weten wat er gebeurt in de wereld 2 3	I [have to] want to know what's happening, going on in the world (following the news)
Weet je al wanneer 't gaat gebeuren? 2 3	Do you (already) know when it's going to happen? (a big event like a move or a sugery)
Zij denkt dat 't nog gaat gebeuren	She thinks it's still going to happen
't Kan elk moment gebeuren 2 3	It can happen any moment, anytime
't Gebeurt maar eens in je leven 2	It happens just once in your life(time)
Er schijnt iets gebeurd te zijn 2 3 4	It looks like something happened
Er is iets heel ergs gebeurd 2 3 4	Something [very] really bad happened
Er moet nog zoveel gebeuren! 2 3	There's still so much that needs to [happen] be done!
Also:  Er moet nog zoveel gedaan worden! 2	There's still so much that needs to be done!
Hoe kan 't gebeuren? 2	How can it happen, how is it possible? (puzzled, frustrated)
Hoe kan 't gebeuren? 2 3 4	How can it happen? How is it possible that things like that happen? (lamenting too much bad luck)
't Mag nooit meer gebeuren 2 3	We can't allow it to ever happen again, never again!
't Had niet mogen gebeuren 2	It shouldn't have happened
't Zal niet meer gebeuren 2 3 4	It won't happen again (promising better behavior)
Dat gaat me niet nog een keer gebeuren 2 3	That's nog going to happen to me again
Wat zou er gebeuren? 2	What would happen?
Ik wilde dat 't nooit gebeurd was	I wish it had never happened
Ik wou dat 't nooit gebeurd was 2	I wish it had never happened

kan.

'Overkomen' 2 'happen to' - something happens to you
't Ergste dat je kan overkomen 2 3 The worst that can happen to you (this can be serious, but usually it's said to tell you there is no great risk) 't Is niet de eerste keer dat me dit overkomt 2 It's not the first time that this happens to me Dat kan alleen mij overkomen 2 3 [That can only happen to me] - Things like that only happen to me (I have way too much bad luck) Dat kan iedereen overkomen 2 3 That can happen to anybody

(De) beurt is usually a person's 'turn' in a game (or in a line) ‑>>
Wie is er aan de beurt? Whose turn is it? Who's Next? Ben ik aan de beurt? Is it my turn? Hij wachtte geduldig op z'n beurt 2 3 He waited patiently for his turn

meemaken 2 is a bit hard to translate. It means 'to experience, to be present at, take part in, to witness' but those are not common word in English. I translate it here as 'happen to you,' or 'to see'
Heb je wel eens zo-iets meegemaakt? 2
Heb je zo-iets wel eens meegemaakt? Have you ever experienced something like that? Has it ever happened to you? Dat heb ik nog nooit meegemaakt That has never happened to me Dat ik dit nog mee mag maken 2 [That I still can see this] - Amazing (or unexpected) that I still came to this experience, that I lived to see this

Wat is er aan de hand? 'What's going on? What's happening?' Wat is hier aan de hand? 2 3 4 5 What's going on (here)? Wat is er hier aan de hand? 2 What's going on here? more 'aan de hand'

(de) ervaring experience - like in English, both an (for you) important event that you witnessed or were part of, and also a skill or knowledge you've gotten because you've often done or experienced something. een nare ervaring 2 3 a very unpleasant, upsetting experience Ik heb er slechte ervaringen mee 2 3 I have bad experiences with it - it's not something I'd recommend Hij heeft veel ervaring 2 3 He has much experience, he's very experienced - he's often done a certain thing and is good at it or he has often been in a certain event Hij heeft vaker met dat bijltje gehakt 2 3 (saying) ['he has wielded that (little) axe before'] - 'He has done that before, he has the experience' (usually in a somewhat unpleasant task)

(de) situatie 2 situation, circumstances
"Ik ken de situatie" 2 I know the situation (the circumstances, what's going on) een vervelende situatie 2 an unpleasant situation een onhoudbare situatie 2 3 an untenable situation, "it can't go on like this" We kunnen niet zo doorgaan 2 3 4 We can't go on like this 't Kan niet zo doorgaan 2 3 4
't Kan zo niet doorgaan 2 It can't go on like this
more 'doorgaan'

(de) toestand situation; bad situation
(de) noodtoestand 2 emergency situation; state of siege Wat een toestand! 2 3 Such a situation! What a mess! de toestand in de wereld 2 3 'the state of the world,' what's going on in the world Ik word droevig van de toestand in de wereld 2 I'm saddened by what's going on in the world

omstandigheden 2 3 circumstances, situation
de huidige omstandigheden 2 3 the present circumstances ‑>> onder bepaalde omstandigheden 2 3 under certain circumstances onder welke omstandigheden 2 under which circumstances wegens omstandigheden gesloten 2 3 closed due to (unexpected) circumstances
(often meaning: an unexpected death) (de) samenloop van omstandigheden [running together of circumstances] - coincidence (de) omgeving 2 3 surroundings, environment - both literally and figuratively

Proberen - to Try

proberen to try

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ik probeer I'm trying

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wij proberen we are trying

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ik probeerde I tried

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wij probeerden we tried

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ik heb geprobeerd I have tried

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Ik probeer Nederlands te leren	I'm trying to learn Dutch
Ik heb geprobeerd Nederlands te leren 2 3	I have tried to learn Dutch
Ik probeer stress te vermijden 2 3	I'm trying to avoid stress
Ik probeer om tien uur in bed te liggen 2	I try to [lie down in] be in bed by 10 O'clock
Ik probeer te begrijpen wat ... 2	I'm trying to understand what ...
Hij probeert grappig te zijn 2	He's trying to be funny
Probeer niet te hoesten 2	Try not to cough
Probeer niet te vloeken 2	Try not to curse
Probeer wakker te blijven	Try to stay awake
Probeer 't eenvoudig te houden 2	Try to keep it simple
Probeer 't eens 2 3	Do try it, give it a try
Probeer 't nog eens 2 3	[Try it one more time] - Try it again
Probeer eens wat anders 2 3 (4)	Do try something different sometime
Probeer eens wat nieuws	Try something new for a change
Ik probeerde te fluiten 2 3	I tried to whistle
Ik heb geprobeerd te fluiten 2 3	I have tried to whistle
Hij probeerde de kist op te tillen 2 3	He tried to lift the wooden box
Ik heb geprobeerd te helpen 2	I have tried to help
Ik heb geprobeerd te zwijgen	I have tried to stay silent, not to speak up
Ik heb geprobeerd de vogels te horen 2 3	I have tried to hear the birds
Ik heb gisteren in Amsterdam geprobeerd een visum te krijgen 2 3	Yesterday I've tried to get a visa in Amsterdam
Ik ga morgen in Amsterdam proberen een visum te krijgen 2 3	Tomorrow I'll try to get a visa in Amsterdam
Hij gaat 't proberen	He's going to try [it]
Ik blijf 't proberen 2 3 4	I keep trying [it]
Blijf 't proberen! 2 3	Keep trying [it]!
Ik heb 't geprobeerd 2 3	I tried [it]!
(de) poging 2	attempt, try
Dit is de derde poging 2	This is the 3rd attempt, 3rd try

Sickness and Death

(de) ziekte illness, sickness ziek ill, sick >> (de) dood death dood (dood / dode 2) dead (de) dode hond 2 3 dead dog doodgaan to die >> sterven to die >> (het) overlijden 2 3 (the) passing away overlijden 2 3 to pass away >>

(de) begrafenis funeral, burial begraven to bury (het) graf grave graven * graves; to dig (de) begrafenisondernemer 2 3 [funeral] undertaker (de) rouwstoet 2 3 funeral procession nabestaanden 2 3 surviving next-of-kin

See also: 'Medical' for many more words and lines about health and illness

(de) Dodenherdenking 2	Remembrance of the Dead - specifically the May 4th ceremonies honoring those that died in the Second World War
Gij zult niet doden	Thou shalt not kill ->>
De hond van de buren is doodgegaan 2 3 4	The neighbors' dog died
M'n vader is veertig jaar geleden overleden 2	My Dad passed away 40 years ago
Mijn moeder zou dit jaar honderd geworden zijn 2	My mother would have turned 100 years old this year
Hij is in de oorlog omgekomen 2 3	He died in the war
Hij is in Indië gesneuveld	He fell, was killed in action in the Dutch Indies (a military man)
Hij is bij een auto-ongeluk omgekomen	He died in a car crash
Als ik er niet meer ben ... 2 3	When I'm no [more] longer around, when I'm gone (have died)
condoleren 2 3 (met )	to condole, offer condolence (on)
"gecondoleerd" 2	"my condolences"
(het) medeleven	[shared suffering, feeling] sympathy
medeleven betuigen	offering sympathy
"We leven met je mee" 2 3	'You are in our thoughts'
Magere Hein	['Skinny Henry'] 'The Grim Reaper'
De pijp aan Maarten geven 2	(saying) ['Give] Hand the pipe to Maarten' - to pass away, die
Het moede hoofd neerleggen 2 3	'laying down the weary head' - to die, after a life of much worry
stoffelijke resten 2 3	[physical] 'mortal' remains, the dead body of a human being

(de) euthanasie 2 3 4 5	euthanasia
verrekken 2 3	1. to overstretch, strain, pull a muscle or tendon 2. to die miserably
creperen 2 3	to die miserably

ter dood veroordeeld 2	condemned to death
dode bladeren	dead, fallen leaves ‑>>
dooie blâren	dead, fallen leaves (poetic)
dodelijk ernstig 3 4	deathly (very) serious (mood, attitude) ‑>>
dodelijke ernst 2	[deathly seriousness] ~ death-serious mood, attitude
monddood	[mouth-dead] - silenced, not allowed to speak up or no longer able to speak freely
(de) dooddoener 2 3 4	[death-doer] - remark that stops the discussion
doodeenvoudig 2 3	[dead-] very simple ‑>>
doodgewoon 2	[dead-] very common ‑>>
(de) doodlopende weg 2	dead-end street ‑>>
"Ik wil niet dood"	'I don't want to die' (crime fiction)

Like English, Dutch has a few somewhat humorous, exaggerating phrases referring to death:

Ik ben doodop 2	I'm dead-tired
Ik word er doodmoe van 2	I get dead-tired of it, I'm sick of it
Zo dood als een pier	Dead as a [rainworm] doornail, dead like disco
Ik verveel me te pletter 2 3	['I'm crushed by boredom'] - I'm bored to death
Ik erger me dood 2 3	I'm annoyed to death, I'm very annoyed
Als blikken konden doden ... 2	If looks could kill ...
"Ik ga liever gewoon dood!" 2 3 4	'I'd rather die in the regular way' - when mock-protesting or trying to refuse something slightly risky, but more commonly commenting on an unpleasant task or given food you really don't like
Ik kom om van de honger 2 3	['I'm dying of hunger, I'm starving'] - I'm very hungry
Ik sterf van de honger 2 3	['I'm dying of hunger, I'm starving'] - I'm very hungry
op sterven na dood 2 3 4 5	'dead except for the dying' - feeling very tired or very sick

sterven to die

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stierf died

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gestorven died

Hij is een zachte dood gestorven 2 3	[He died a soft death] He passed away peacefully, without pain, without anguish
Hij is aan kanker gestorven 2 3	He died of cancer
De Neanderthalers zijn uitgestorven 2 3	The Neanderthalers died out
De sabeltandtijger is uitgestorven	The sabre tooth tiger died out
De straten waren uitgestorven 2	The streets [had died out] were deserted (very quiet)

(het) testament 2	will, last will, testament
(de) erfenis 2	inheritance,
(de) nalatenschap 2	legacy, inheritance, heritage, estate
nalaten 2	1. to leave behind, to bequeath (when you die) 2. failing to do, refraining from - a bit old-fashioned

In speaking, the 'D' in oude 2 (oud/oude - 'old') is often 'softened to a W-sound: oude / ouwe - oude man / oude baas / ouwe baas ('old man') - 'je ouwelui' 2 ('your old folks,' that is: 'your parents')
Less commonly, the second D in 'dode' ('dead') sometimes is said as consonant Y (Dutch J, here written as 'I') - dode / dooie 2 - dode bladeren / dooie blâren ('[dead] fallen leaves')

't Leven na de dood 2 3 Life after death, the afterlife ->>

from Ecclesiastes 12 (Prediker 2 )
... want de mens gaat naar zijn eeuwig huis en de rouwklagers gaan rond op straat ... ... because man goes to his eternal home, and the (professional) mourners go about in the street ... ->>

See also: Words of Time and Words of Change

Challenges

Met de ouderdom komen de gebreken 2

'[With] In old age defects, infirmities appear'

Ik loop met een stok 2 3 slow

Ik loop met twee stokken 2 3

Ik rij(d) op een driewieler "(de) driewielrijder" 2 3 tricyclist

leesbril gehoorapparaat wandelstokken krukken

Ze zit in een rolstoel 2 3 She's in a wheelchair (de) handicap 2 3 (E) disability gehandicapt 2 (½E) having a disability (de) stok stick, cane (de) wandelstok 2 3 walking stick, cane (de) rollator (rollator) walker (4 wheels) (het) looprekje 2 3 (2-wheel) walker (de) rolstoel 2 wheelchair vergeetachtig forgetful, having a tendency to forget things

Heb je al een rollator? 2 3	Do you already have a walker?
Ik heb geen rollator 2 3	I don't have a walker
Ik heb nog geen rollator	I don't have a walker yet
Ik heb nog steeds geen rollator 2 3	I still don't have a walker
Ik heb inmiddels een rollator 2 3	By now I do have a rollator walker
Ik heb een rollator 2	I have a walker, I do have a walker
Ik loop soms met een rollator 2 3	I sometimes [walk with] use a walker
Ik kan er goed mee lopen 2	With it I can walk well (I walk more safely with its assistance, I walk better with it) ‑>>
Ik kan er ver mee lopen 2	I can walk far with it, I can walk good distances with it
Ik loop er elke dag mee 2 3	I walk with it every day, I use it every day for walking
slecht ter been 2 3	[bad on the leg] - having difficulty walking
Ik heb m'n gehoorapparaat niet in 2	I don't have my hearing aid (in)
Ik heb een handicap 2	I have a disability
Als gehandicapte ... 2	As a person with a disability ...
Als gehandicapte heb ik soms hulp nodig 2 3	As a person with a disability I sometimes need help
See also:	Medical

(het) looprekje 2 3

(de) rollator

(de) driewieler 2

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