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"life" in Dutch

leven

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Summary

The Dutch translation for “life” is leven.

Pronounced the same

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live (plural)

leven
to live (plural)

leven

Examples of "life" in use

There are 26 examples of the Dutch word for "life" being used:
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alive

in leven
No one knows how long they’ll live.

Niemand weet hoe lang hij zal leven.
People can’t live without water.

Mensen kunnen niet leven zonder water.
How will I live with this pain?

Hoe zal ik met deze pijn kunnen leven?
love life

liefdesleven
If you will be hard on yourself, life will be easy on you.

Als je hard voor jezelf bent, zal het leven gemakkelijk voor je zijn.
because see how rich life is

want ziet, hoe rijk het leven is
Water is a source of life.

Water is een bron van leven.
What is life without the radiance of love?

Wat is het leven zonder de glans van de liefde?
Life is interesting.

Het leven is interessant.

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"life" Practice (21)
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Lesson words
alive,
life,
live (plural),
to live (plural)
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because see how rich life is,
But if you insist upon being easy on yourself, life is going to be very hard on you.,
History is the teacher of life.,
How will I live with this pain?,
If you will be hard on yourself, life will be easy on you.,
It does not want to open; but look at the others: aren’t those the sweetest ducks that you have ever seen in your life?,
It’s a matter of life and death.,
Life is interesting.,
Life is short, you have to enjoy it!,
love life,
Men can’t live without water.,
No one knows how long they’ll live.,
People can’t live without water.,
The Italian enjoys life.,
this privileged life,
to compromise between life and work,
What is life without the radiance of love?
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