Common Dutch Words

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120	minder
1. det. comparative of weinig, ; less, fewer
2. adv. comparative of weinig, ; less
3. adj. worse, not as good
De aardappelen waren heerlijk, maar de biefstuk was minder. - The potatoes were delicious, but the steak was not as good.
4. adj. less fortunate
121	land	©
1. n-n. land; country
2. n-n. land (part of Earth not covered by water)
3. n-n. (Netherlands, Antilles) a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands; the territorial government of an overseas constituent country
4. n-n. (history, chiefly in compounds) the territorial government or state authority in a Dutch colony or overseas territory in the West Indies
5. v. first-person singular present indicative of landen
122	Europese
1. adj. of Europees
123	hier	©
1. adv. here
2. adv. (with a preposition) this
124	zegt	©
1. v. second-person singular present indicative of zeggen
2. v. third-person singular present indicative of zeggen
3. v. plural imperative of zeggen
125	blijft	©
1. v. second-person singular present indicative of blijven
2. v. third-person singular present indicative of blijven
3. v. plural imperative of blijven
126	zonder	©
1. prep. without
127	echter	©
1. adv. however
2. adj. comparative of echt
128	werk	©
1. n-n. A task, job, chore.
Ik heb nog veel werken te doen vandaag. - I still have a lot of tasks to do today.
Het schilderen van de kamer was een hele klus, maar het eindresultaat is prachtig werk - Painting the room was a big chore, but the end result is a beautiful job.
Ze deelde de huishoudelijke werken eerlijk tussen haar kinderen. - She divided the household chores equally among her children.
2. n-n. A profession, job, employment, line of work.
129	hoe	©
1. adv. how
2. conj. (forms a the parallel comparative) the ... the
Hoe meer hoe beter! - The more the better!
Hoe eerder hoe beter! - The sooner the better!
130	leven	©
1. v. to live
Ik wil leven in een stad dicht bij de natuur. - I want to live in a city close to nature.
Ze leeft voor haar kunst. - She lives for her art.
Hij heeft lang geleefd en veel meegemaakt. - He has lived a long life and experienced much.
2. n-n. life
131	zij	©
1. pron. (Third person singular feminine subject pronoun); she
2. pron. (Third person plural subject pronoun); they
3. n-f. side (the side of one's body); flank
4. v. singular present subjunctive of zijn
5. v. singular present subjunctive of wezen
132	zo'n
1. det. such a
Ik wil niet zo'n grote biefstuk. - I don't want such a big steak.
2. det. such a, what a
Zo'n groot huis! - Such a big house! / What a big house!
3. det. about, approximately
133	mee
1. adv. postpositional adverbial form of met
2. adv. along, together (i.e. with one)
3. adj. able to follow
Ik ben niet meer mee. - I cannot follow anymore.
134	willen	©
1. v. to want, to desire
2. v. (in the past tense) to wish
Ik wou dat ik dat kon. - I wish I could (do) that.
135	markt	©
1. n-f. A physical market place, usually a public square.
2. n-f. (absolute) The whole of trade, commercial activity.
3. n-f. Any specific economic sector where competitive trade occurs in goods or services.
4. n-f. A single, regular trade event in one (or more coordinated) places, usually in one town; general or sector-specific.
136	miljard
1. n-n. (in the short scale) a billion, a milliard, 109.
137	Amerikaanse
1. adj. of Amerikaans
138	zeer	©
1. adj. sore, painful
2. adj. painful, grieving
3. adj. hurtful
4. adj. affected by a painful skin syndrome
5. n-n. A physical pain, ache, hurt
139	toen	©
1. adv. then, subsequently (at a time in the past)
Toen ging hij weg. - Then he left.
2. adv. back then, at the time, in those days
Toen was dat nog heel gewoon. - Back then that was still quite normal.
3. conj. when, at the time that (in the past)

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