de zaak
matter
noun · /zaːk/
Forms
- Article
- de zaak
- Plural
- de zaken
- Diminutive
- het zaakje
- Also means
- thing, affair, business, commercial enterprise, store
- How common
- among the 1,000 most common Dutch words
In a sentence
Het is voor de gemeente ook een lastige zaak.
It's also a cumbersome matter for the municipality.
Wat je in je privéleven doet is je zaak.
What you do in your private life is your business.
Dat is een moeilijke zaak.
That is a difficult matter.
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