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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch vorebi. Compare English forby, German vorbei.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /voːrˈbɛi̯/
- Hyphenation: voor‧bij
- Rhymes: -ɛi̯
Adverb
voorbij
- past; just beyond
- (postpositional) past (implying motion)
En rijd dan niet stilletjes ons huisje voorbij.- And then don't quietly ride past our house.
- over (finished)
Derived terms
Descendants
Preposition
voorbij
- past, beyond
Voorbij die boom kun je mijn huis zien.- Past that tree you can see my house.
Declension
Pronominal adverbs of voorbij