elkaar

Dutch

Etymology

Contracted form of elkander, itself from elk + ander.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛlˈkaːr/
  • IPA(key): [ɛʊ̯ˈkaːɻ] (commonly, particularly in the Randstad)
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  • Hyphenation: el‧kaar
  • Rhymes: -aːr

Pronoun

elkaar

  1. each other, one another
    • 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
  • in elkaar zetten
    to assemble; to put together
  • voor elkaar komen
    to come all right
  • voor elkaar krijgen
    to get done; to succeed in doing (see lukken)
  • door elkaar

See also

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