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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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of van

See also

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from vandaan
from vanaf
from aan
from uit

Examples of "from" in use

There are 168 examples of the Dutch word for "from" being used:
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The lawyer’s argument was strong. Het betoog van de advocaat was sterk.
We picked up the apples that had fallen from the tree. We raapten de appels op die van de boom waren gevallen.
Her little hands were almost completely frozen from cold. Haar handjes waren bijna geheel van de kou verstijfd.
We plan to have an old-fashioned Christmas dinner. We zijn van plan om een ouderwets kerstdiner te houden.
No one had bought any from her the whole day, nor had anyone given her even a penny. Niemand had er de hele dag een van haar gekocht, niemand had haar zelfs een aalmoes gegeven.
The government uses census data for planning. De overheid gebruikt de gegevens van de volkstelling voor planning.
No one had bought one from her all day, no one had even given her alms. Niemand had er den heelen dag een van haar gekocht, niemand had haar zelfs een aalmoes gegeven.
“You are terribly ugly!” the wild ducks said; “But we don’t care as long you don’t marry someone within our family!” “Je bent verschrikkelijk lelijk!” zeiden de wilde eenden; “maar dat kan ons niet schelen, als je maar niet met iemand van onze familie trouwt!”
You disgust me. Ik walg van je.
I’m disgusted by his attitude. Ik walg van zijn houding.

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this afternoon
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A candle is made of wax.,
A jackal mainly eats meat from carcasses.,
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.,
Algeria relies a lot on oil revenue.,
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.,
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.,
Both of them are from Australia.,
Bread is made from flour, water and yeast.,
Bread is made from flour.,
Can you distinguish silver from tin?,
Can you tell barley from wheat?,
Can you tell butter from margarine?,
China keeps millions of vehicles off the street,
Come on, let’s not distract Tom from his work.,
compliance with the plan,
cross beams of acacia wood,
Do you have news from your brother?,
Do you have news from your father?
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