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"food" in Dutch

eten

Food. The Dutch for "food" is "eten".
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Summary

The Dutch translation for “food” is eten.

Pronounced the same

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to eat

eten
eat (plural)

eten

See also

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food

voedsel

Examples of "food" in use

There are 13 examples of the Dutch word for "food" being used:
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the food

het eten
dinner; supper

avondeten
lunch

middageten
The stray cat was looking for food.

De zwerfkat was op zoek naar eten.
Tom ordered food.

Tom bestelde eten.
Have you got used to eating Japanese food yet?

Ben je al gewend aan Japans eten?
The digestion of food takes place in the gastrointestinal tract.

De vertering van eten vindt plaats in het maagdarmstelsel.
The ducks bit it, and the chickens pinched it, and the girl who fed the beasts kicked it.

De eenden beten het, en de kippen pikten het, en de meid, die de beesten eten moest geven, schopte het.
It’s better to be killed by them, than being bitten by the ducks, pecked by the chickens, kicked by the maiden who feeds the chickens, or starved with hunger in the winter.

’t Is beter, door hen gedood, dan door de eenden gebeten, door de kippen gepikt, door de meid, die aan de kippen eten geeft, geschopt te worden en in de winter gebrek te lijden!
Is the food halal?

Is het eten halal?

Practice Lesson

"food" Practice (11)
Lesson
Lesson words
dinner; supper,
food,
lunch
etc.

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Lesson phrases
food and drinks,
Is the food halal?,
It’s better to be killed by them, than being bitten by the ducks, pecked by the chickens, kicked by the maiden who feeds the chickens, or starved with hunger in the winter.,
Let the good food become a trap for them.,
The digestion of food takes place in the gastrointestinal tract.,
The ducks bit it, and the chickens pinched it, and the girl who fed the beasts kicked it.,
the food,
Where can I buy some Chinese food?
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