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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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There is no smoke without fire. Er is geen koe zo bont of er zit wel een vlekje aan.
The thieves made off with quite a haul. De dieven zijn er met een flinke buit vandoor.
There is so much more to discover in Algeria. Er is zoveel meer te ontdekken in Algerije.
15 samples have already been examined. Er werden wel al 15 stalen onderzocht.
There should be a lot of information gathering. Er dient veel informatie verzameld te worden
a handful of snails slipped out of his mouth er glibberde een handvol slakken uit zijn mond
It lay there for two whole days; then two wild geese or, rather said, gannets came to him; it was not that long ago that they hatched from the egg, and that is why they were so overconfident. Zo lag het twee hele dagen; toen kwamen er twee wilde ganzen of, liever gezegd, genten naar hem toe; het was nog niet lang geleden, dat zij uit het ei gekropen waren, en daarom waren zij zo overmoedig.
There are strict rules against misconduct at work. Er zijn strikte regels tegen wangedrag op het werk.
There are many ways to approach this problem. Er zijn veel manieren om dit probleem te benaderen.
There are similarities between Korean and Japanese. Er zijn overeenkomsten tussen Koreaans en Japans.

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"there" Practice (233)
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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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