elkaar

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Dutch

Etymology

Contracted form of elkander, itself from elk +‎ ander.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɛlˈkaːr/

IPA^(key): (with Gooise r and lenited dark l, used particularly in the Randstad)

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Hyphenation: el‧kaar
Rhymes: -aːr

Pronoun

elkaar (genitive elkaars)

each other, one another
Synonyms: mekaar, (archaic) malkander
- 1987, International Bible Society Nederland, Het Boek, Genesis 11:7:
  Laten Wij afdalen en hun verschillende talen geven, zodat zij elkaar niet meer begrijpen!
  Let us go down and confuse their languages, so they will not understand each other any more.

Derived terms

bij elkaar (“altogether”)
door elkaar (“mixed, scrambled”)
elkaar in de haren vliegen (“to quarrel, fight”)
in elkaar zetten (“to assemble, put together”)
uit elkaar gaan (“to split up, break up (a relationship)”)
voor elkaar komen (“to be successful, come to a successful end”)
voor elkaar krijgen (“to get done; succeed in doing”)

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