het spreekwoord
saying
noun · /ˈspreːk.ʋoːrt/
Its article is not one a rule predicts. Why het spreekwoord?
Forms
- Article
- het spreekwoord
- Plural
- de spreekwoorden
- Diminutive
- het spreekwoordje
- Also means
- proverb
- How common
- in everyday Dutch
In a sentence
Wat betekent dit spreekwoord precies?
What exactly does this saying mean?
Mijn oma kent veel spreekwoorden en gezegden.
My grandma knows many sayings and proverbs.
Dat is een mooi spreekwoord over geduld.
That is a beautiful saying about patience.
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