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Dutch
Alternative forms
- tehuis (archaic as adverb; also a noun with a different sense)
- t'huis
Etymology
From Middle Dutch thuus, contraction of te huus; equivalent to modern te + huis.
Pronunciation
Adverb
thuis
- at home (at one's dwelling or in one's home area)
- Antonym: van huis
- Ik ben niet thuis. ― I'm not at home.
- Ze zijn nog niet thuis. ― They're not home yet.
- Ik voel me hier thuis. ― I feel at home around here.
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Noun
thuis n (plural thuizen, diminutive thuisje n)
- one's home
Hoe maak je van een huis een thuis?- How do you turn a house into a home?
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