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"of" in Dutch

van
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Summary

The Dutch translation for “of” is van.

Pronounced the same

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See also

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at ter
at aan
of aan
at bij
at op
at om
at ten
at naar

Examples of "of" in use

There are 550 examples of the Dutch word for "of" being used:
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Coal plants in the United States are responsible for one third of total greenhouse gas emissions Steenkoolcentrales zijn in de Verenigde Staten verantwoordelijk voor één derde van de totale uitstoot van broeikasgassen
well in advance ruim van tevoren
Attention is the cognitive process of selectively targeting one aspect of the environment, while other aspects are ignored. Aandacht is het cognitief proces van zich selectief richten op één aspect van de omgeving, terwijl andere aspecten worden genegeerd.
days of the week dagen van de week
The expertise of other interested candidates fits in more and more precisely with the work field of our client. De expertise van andere geïnteresseerde kandidaten meer en nauwkeuriger aansluit bij het werkveld van onze opdrachtgever.
I like to do sport Ik hou van sporten
the court of appeal het hof van beroep
I also like cycling Ik hou ook van fietsen
the cause of the fracture de oorzaak van de breuk
I knew it beforehand. Ik wist het van tevoren.

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"of" Practice (521)
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Lesson words
lily of the valley,
love (1st person singular, long form),
love (plural),
loves (3rd person singular, long form),
of
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Lesson phrases
19-year-old dies of hardship,
a beach of stones and pebbles,
A bomb shelter is a basement to protect the population from air raid and other types of danger.,
a bush on the edge of the clearing was shaking,
A chirp was heard, and all the animals of the eggs came alive and stuck their heads out of the egg shells.,
A clothes hanger is a piece of wood, metal or plastic, in the shape of the human shoulders and has a hook on the top.,
a cumbersome way of doing things,
a dark patchwork of fields and trees,
A daughter is a person of the female gender in relation to one or two parents.,
a disease of the connective tissue,
A girl was injured in her face at the level of the neck and ear.,
A license is an official permission from the government to carry out a particular activity.,
A loan can help buy a house.,
a mixture of envy and viciousness,
a person of flesh and blood,
a piece of cake,
A protest against the return of Afghans.,
A reconstruction of an eventful day.,
a reflection of society,
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).
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