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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 226 examples of the Dutch word for "on" being used:
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then she took twenty mattresses and laid them on the pea daarop nam zij twintig matrassen en legde deze op de erwt
No more disposable cups at events Geen wegwerpbekers meer op evenementen
She sat down on a step from the landing in the courtyard. Zij ging op een trede van het bordes op de binnenplaats zitten.
The customer insisted on a quick solution. De klant heeft aangedrongen op een snelle oplossing.
and so the duckling was allowed to remain on trial for three weeks en zo werd het eendje voor drie weken op de proef aangenomen
I will lend you any book that I have, so long as you keep it clean. Ik zal je eender welk boek lenen, op voorwaarde dat je het schoon houdt.
frozen to death on the last evening of the year. doodgevroren op de laatste avond van het oude jaar.
“It is taking a long time with that egg,” said the duck, who was sitting on it again. “Het duurt geducht lang met dat ene ei,” zei de eend, die er nu weer op zat.
On May 4, runs the world the Wings for Life World Run for a cure for spinal cord injuries. Op 4 mei loopt de hele wereld de Wings for Life World Run voor een remedie tegen ruggenmergletsel.
I have been lying on something hard, so that I look bruised all over my body! Ik heb op iets hards gelegen, zodat ik er over mijn hele lijf bont en blauw uitzie!

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A bird is incessantly singing on my balcony.,
a cart that rattles on the cobblestones,
A cat always lands on its feet.,
A large pillar obstructs the view of the lake.,
a lot like each other,
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.,
a white chicken with black speckles on her feathers,
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.,
An owl is on the roof.,
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
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