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"there" in Dutch

er
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Summary

The Dutch translation for “there” is er.

Pronounced the same

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there erheen
there (place) daar
there heen

Examples of "there" in use

There are 238 examples of the Dutch word for "there" being used:
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According to the on-board computer there is something wrong with my tyre pressure. Volgens de boordcomputer is er iets mis met mijn bandenspanning.
It was a warm, bright flame, like a light, as she held her hands over it. Het was een warme, heldere vlam, als een lichtje, toen zij er haar handen bovenhield.
There was a knock at the city gate, and the old king went to open it. Daar werd er op de stadspoort geklopt, en de oude koning ging er heen, om haar open te doen.
And so it stayed motionless, while the hail whirled through the reeds and one shot after another banged En zo bleef het roerloos liggen, terwijl de hagel door het riet snorde en er schot op schot knalde.
One slipper could not be found again, and the other a boy had picked and ran away with it. De eene pantoffel was niet weer te vinden, en de andere had een jongen opgeraapt en snelde er mee weg.
It doesn’t matter to be hatched by a duck, as long as you came out of a swan’s egg! Het doet er niet toe, door een eend uitgebroed te worden, als men maar uit een zwanenei gekomen is!
There are so many beauty tools on the market that you almost can’t see the forest through the brushes. Er zijn zoveel beautytools op de markt, dat je door de borstels het bos bijna niet meer ziet.
“What kind are you?” they asked, and the duckling turned in all directions and greeted them the best way he could. “Wat ben jij er voor één?” vroegen zij, en het eendje wendde zich naar alle kanten en groette zo goed het kon.
When he saw the duckling, he approached it, broke the ice in pieces with his clog, and took the animal home to his wife. Toen hij het eendje zag, ging hij er heen, trapte het ijs met zijn klomp aan stukken en bracht het dier naar zijn vrouw toe.
It ran across fields and pastures; but there was such a violent storm that had trouble standing on its feet. Het liep over veld en weiden; maar er woei zulk een hevige storm, dat het werk had om op zijn poten te blijven staan.

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"there" Practice (233)
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A bright winter sun was shining.,
A fly fell into the milk.,
A great hunt was held; the hunters lay around the swamp; yes, some sat up in the branches of the trees, which stretched far over the reed.,
a handful of snails slipped out of his mouth,
A resounding silence fell.,
A single match would do her good, if she would dare to take one from a box, strike it against the wall to warm her fingers.,
According to the on-board computer there is something wrong with my tyre pressure.,
After the fire, there was a lot of ash.,
An expert is speaking.,
An owl is on the roof.,
and bread and cake were thrown into the water,
And immediately an old duck flew to the poor beast and bit it in the neck.,
And so it stayed motionless, while the hail whirled through the reeds and one shot after another banged,
And so they were as good as home.,
Are there any rooms available?,
Are there any tourists here this evening, by any chance?,
Are there any vegetarian restaurants here?,
Are they still here?,
Ask the tomcat about it.,
Behind that green car is a red trailer.
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