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"on" in Dutch

op

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Summary

The Dutch translation for “on” is op.

Pronounced the same

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to occur (part 1)

op
watch out (part 1, imperative 2nd person singular)

op
to

op
sum up (part 2; imperative)

op
lifted up (part 2)

op
at

op
to resolve (part 1)

op
stretched (part 2)

op
to appreciate (prefix)

op
up

op

See also

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on

aan
on

erop

Examples of "on" in use

There are 209 examples of the Dutch word for "on" being used:
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I’d like to live on a farm.

Ik zou graag op een boerderij willen wonen.
What country is Tom in right now?

In welk land is Tom op dit moment?
looking

op zoek
tailor-made

op maat
We live on Earth.

We wonen op aarde.
Your book is on the table. (formal)

Uw boek ligt op tafel.
The money’s on the table.

Het geld ligt op de tafel.
I am awaiting an agreement.

Ik wacht op een overeenkomst.
Tom got angry at the children.

Tom maakte zich kwaad op de kinderen.
We have to leave now if we want to get home before dark.

Wanneer we voor het donker thuis willen zijn, dan moeten we nu op pad gaan.

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"on" Practice (140)
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on
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Lesson phrases
A bird is incessantly singing on my balcony.,
a cart that rattles on the cobblestones,
a pub, a lady on a bike,
A semi-trailer is a trailer that does not have its own front axle and of which an important part of the weight rests on the towing vehicle (the tractor).,
A siege is a prolonged military blockade and attack on a city or fortress.,
A tray full of things that looked horribly similar to human nails.,
According to the SNCB the report is based on premature assumptions.,
After midnight, it will be dry in most places.,
agreement on toll on German motorways,
ajar,
All the instructions are on that paper.,
and as soon as they were out of his sight, he dived under the water until the bottom, and when he rose again he was almost beside himself with excitement,
and laid down a pea on the bed base,
and now they are on the right track,
and on the hedge sat a raven and made her complain,
And so it stayed motionless, while the hail whirled through the reeds and one shot after another banged,
and so the duckling was allowed to remain on trial for three weeks,
And the matches were glowing so bright, brighter than at noon-day.,
and then twenty more feather-down quilts on the mattresses,
Are you on holiday?
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