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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 232 examples of the Dutch word for "on" being used:
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After midnight, it will be dry in most places. Na middernacht is het op de meeste plaatsen droog.
and laid down a pea on the bed base en legde een erwt op de onderlagen van het ledekant neer
“Now I am almost getting bored!” and she sat down on it again. “Nu begint het mij haast te vervelen!” en zij ging er weer op zitten.
So now the little girl was walking barefoot, her feet were now red and blue from the cold. Daar liep nu het kleine meisje op blote voeten, die rood en blauw van de kou waren.
In this foreign country, people at the bus stop were calmly waiting for the bus, sitting on their haunches. In dit vreemde land zaten de mensen op de bushalte rustig op hun hurken op de bus te wachten.
They all look exactly like their father; but that rascal doesn’t even come to visit me. Zij lijken allemaal precies op hun vader; maar die ondeugd komt mij niet eens bezoeken.
it gave light, and where it shone against the wall, it went as transparent as a veil het gaf licht, en waar het schijnsel op den muur viel, werd deze doorzichtig als een sluier
In that way other airlines are grabbed by the short and curlies. Op die manier worden andere luchtvaartmaatschappijen in de tang genomen.
on their toes op hun tenen
in advance op voorhand

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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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