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"from" in Dutch

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Summary

The Dutch translation for “from” is van.

Pronounced the same

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See also

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from

vandaan
from

vanaf
from

aan
from

uit

Examples of "from" in use

There are 133 examples of the Dutch word for "from" being used:
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is not going smoothly

loopt niet van een leien dakje
We are not made of sugar.

We zijn niet van suiker gemaakt.
she is of Spanish descent, which is why she is so fat

zij is van Spaanse afkomst, daarom is zij zo dik
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van tevoren
He made a statue from wax.

Hij maakte een beeld van was.
A candle is made of wax.

Een kaars is gemaakt van was.
My mom came back from the store.

Mijn moeder kwam terug van de winkel.
The lawyer’s argument was strong.

Het betoog van de advocaat was sterk.
Her little hands were almost completely frozen from cold.

Haar handjes waren bijna geheel van de kou verstijfd.
Algeria relies a lot on oil revenue.

Algerije is sterk afhankelijk van olie-inkomsten.

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a leaf of a tree,
A lot of people need help from a psychologist.,
After he’d been at the festival, he had problems with his hearing.,
And the tomcat, whom she called her son, could arch his back and purr; he even gave sparks, but then one had to stroke his hair the wrong direction.,
Both of them are from Australia.,
China keeps millions of vehicles off the street,
Do you have news from your brother?,
Don’t touch me.,
Earth is the fifth largest planet in the solar system.,
For received calls, the price drops from 7 to 5 cents.,
For sure, her father would beat her, and at home it was also cold.,
from development and start-up to execution and implementation,
from three o’clock to five o’clock,
from two o’clock to eight o’clock,
He was red with anger.,
He whirled himself in the water like a wheel, stretched out his neck towards the swans, and uttered such a loud and strange scream that it frightened himself.,
Her little hands were almost completely frozen from cold.,
His face glowed with excitement.,
History is the teacher of life.,
I cannot distinguish a frog from a toad.
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