het vakwerk
craftsmanship
noun · /ˈvɑk.ʋɛrk/
Its article is not one a rule predicts. Why het vakwerk?
Forms
- Article
- het vakwerk
- Plural
- de vakwerken
- Diminutive
- het vakwerkje
- Also means
- good, professional-level job, then each square, truss
- How common
- in everyday Dutch
In a sentence
Dit meubelstuk is echt vakwerk.
This piece of furniture is real craftsmanship.
De timmerman leverde puik vakwerk af.
The carpenter delivered excellent quality work.
Zie je dat detail? Dat is vakwerk!
Do you see that detail? That's craftsmanship!
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