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de vader

father

noun · /ˈvaː.dər/

Forms

Article
de vader
Plural
de vaders
Diminutive
het vadertje
Also means
male parent, forefather
How common
among the 1,000 most common Dutch words

In a sentence

Mijn vader werkt in Rotterdam.

My father works in Rotterdam.

De vader van Sanne is leraar.

Sanne's father is a teacher.

Mijn vader leest graag de krant.

My father likes to read the newspaper.

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