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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch ergens, ergent, ergen, irgen, from Old Dutch *iergin, *iowergin, from Proto-Germanic *euhwargin. Cognate with Old Saxon hwergin (> Middle Low German ergent, ergens), Old High German hwergin, iowergin (> Middle High German iergen, > German irgend), Old English hwerġen, Old Norse hvargi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛrɣəns/
- Hyphenation: er‧gens
Adverb
ergens
- somewhere, anywhere
- Ergens op het vliegveld ligt mijn tas. ― My bag is somewhere in the airport.
- somehow, in some unspecified way
- Ergens vind ik hem wel leuk. ― Somehow I think he is nice.
- As part of a pronominal adverb, something (iets)
- Kan ik je ergens mee helpen? ― Is there something I can help you with?
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