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"than" in Dutch

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The Dutch translation for “than” is dan.

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Examples of "than" in use

There are 59 examples of the Dutch word for "than" being used:
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more than two years meer dan twee jaar
Your team is better than ours. Jouw team is beter dan het onze.
I love you more than anyone else. Ik hou meer van je dan van wie ook.
I was a kid and didn’t know any better than that it would never pass ik was een kind en wist niet beter dan dat ’t nooit voorbij zou gaan
Tom has less clothes than Mary. Tom heeft minder kleding dan Mary.
Tom has been here longer than Mary. Tom is hier langer geweest dan Mary.
Who would be able to understand you? Wie zou je dan kunnen begrijpen?
“The world is so big!” all the young ones said; because now they had much more space than in the egg. “Wat is de wereld toch groot!” zeiden al de jongen; want nu hadden zij heel wat meer plaats dan in het ei.
The earth is smaller than the sun. De aarde is kleiner dan de zon.
Mary has more clothes than Tom. Mary heeft meer kleren dan Tom.

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A stitch in time saves nine.,
And the matches were glowing so bright, brighter than at noon-day.,
Below you can read all about our more than 300 nature reserves: from heathland to forests, from dunes to gardens, from mudflats and salt marshes to extensive parks.,
bent his head over, and awaited nothing but the death.,
Better a small boss than a big servant.,
better safe than sorry,
closer than ever,
Dogs are smarter than we think.,
Drizzle is a type of precipitation in the form of rain where the water droplets have a diameter smaller than 0.5 mm.,
Easier said than done.,
faster, more humane and tougher than ever,
Gold is more expensive than lead.,
He felt worse than ever.,
he made more noise than was wise,
He rather wants to sleep than study.,
Hema has meanwhile more than 600 branches across the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Germany and Luxembourg.,
He’s trickier than he looks.,
his horses are faster than eagles,
Humility often achieves more than pride.,
I find this problem easier than I originally thought.
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