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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 33 examples of the Dutch word for "life" being used:
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alive in leven
a life een leven
the life het leven
No one knows how long they’ll live. Niemand weet hoe lang hij zal leven.
a new life een nieuw 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?
While there’s life, there’s hope. Zolang er leven is, is er hoop.
love life liefdesleven
because see how rich life is want ziet, hoe rijk het leven is

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"life" Practice (34)
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alive,
life
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a life,
a livable life,
a new life,
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!,
life sciences,
love life,
Men can’t live without water.,
My life would be completely empty without you.,
No one knows how long they’ll live.,
People can’t live without water.,
philosophy of life,
rural life
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Domien De Groot