tegenaan

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Dutch

Etymology

Univerbation of tegen +‎ aan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌteː.ɣənˈaːn/, /ˌteː.ɣəˈnaːn/
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  • Hyphenation: te‧gen‧aan

Circumposition

tegenaan

  1. against (touching)
  2. into (in collision with)
    Ik lette niet op, en toen reed ik tegen een boom aan.
    I didn't pay attention, and then I drove into a tree.

Declension

Pronominal adverbs of tegenaan
circumposition tegen ... aan
postpositional adv. tegenaan
+ het (it) ertegenaan
+ dit (this) hiertegenaan
+ dat (that) daartegenaan
+ wat (what) waartegenaan
+ iets (something) ergens tegenaan
+ niets (nothing) nergens tegenaan
+ alles (everything) overal tegenaan
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