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"there" in Dutch

er
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Summary

The Dutch translation for “there” is er.

Pronounced the same

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there erheen
there (place) daar
there heen

Examples of "there" in use

There are 234 examples of the Dutch word for "there" being used:
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“It is taking a long time with that egg,” said the duck, who was sitting on it again. “Het duurt geducht lang met dat ene ei,” zei de eend, die er nu weer op zat.
I couldn't get them in; no matter how much it quacked, it didn't help me! Ik kon ze er maar niet in krijgen; hoe ik ook kwakte, het hielp mij niemendal!
What did she look like from the rain and the terrible weather! Wat zag zij er van de regen en van het verschrikkelijke weer uit!
There was a conspiracy to assassinate the president. Er was een samenzwering om de president te vermoorden.
And immediately an old duck flew to the poor beast and bit it in the neck. En terstond vloog er een oude eend naar het arme beest toe en beet het in de nek.
But you are uncontrollable, and it is anything but enjoyable to spend time with you Maar er is geen huis met je te houden, en het is alles behalve plezierig, met jou om te gaan
I have been lying on something hard, so that I look bruised all over my body! Ik heb op iets hards gelegen, zodat ik er over mijn hele lijf bont en blauw uitzie!
According to the on-board computer there is something wrong with my tyre pressure. Volgens de boordcomputer is er iets mis met mijn bandenspanning.
It was a warm, bright flame, like a light, as she held her hands over it. Het was een warme, heldere vlam, als een lichtje, toen zij er haar handen bovenhield.
There was a knock at the city gate, and the old king went to open it. Daar werd er op de stadspoort geklopt, en de oude koning ging er heen, om haar open te doen.

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15 samples have already been examined.,
A bright winter sun was shining.,
A fly fell into the milk.,
A great hunt was held; the hunters lay around the swamp; yes, some sat up in the branches of the trees, which stretched far over the reed.,
a handful of snails slipped out of his mouth,
A resounding silence fell.,
A single match would do her good, if she would dare to take one from a box, strike it against the wall to warm her fingers.,
According to the on-board computer there is something wrong with my tyre pressure.,
After the fire, there was a lot of ash.,
An expert is speaking.,
An owl is on the roof.,
and bread and cake were thrown into the water,
And immediately an old duck flew to the poor beast and bit it in the neck.,
And so it stayed motionless, while the hail whirled through the reeds and one shot after another banged,
And so they were as good as home.,
Are there any rooms available?,
Are there any tourists here this evening, by any chance?,
Are there any vegetarian restaurants here?,
Are they still here?,
Ask the tomcat about it.
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