het gezin
family
noun · /ɣəˈzɪn/
Forms
- Article
- het gezin
- Plural
- de gezinnen
- Diminutive
- het gezinnetje
- Also means
- immediate family, nuclear family
- How common
- among the 1,000 most common Dutch words
In a sentence
Men zegt vaak dat het gezin de hoeksteen van de samenleving is.
It is often said that the nuclear family is the cornerstone of society.
Het gezin eet altijd samen.
The family always eats together.
Ons gezin woont hier al lang.
Our family has lived here for a long time.
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