waar

From Dutch waar, from Middle Dutch waer, from Old Dutch *war, from Proto-Germanic *hwar.

waar

1. (interrogative) where
2. (relative) where

• IPA^(key): /ʋaːr/
• Rhymes: -aːr

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From Middle Dutch waer, from Old Dutch *war, from Proto-Germanic *hwar. Cognate with English where.

waar

1. (interrogative) where, in which place

   Waar is Jan?

   Where is John?

2. (relative) where, the place that

   Dit is waar hij woont.

   This is where he lives.

3. (interrogative, with a preposition) what, which thing

   Waar is dat goed voor?

   What is that good for?

4. (relative, with a preposition) what, that which

   Dit is waar dat goed voor is.

   This is what that is good for.

With a preposition, waar is used instead of wat to create a pronominal adverb. See also Category:Dutch pronominal adverbs.

See Category:Dutch pronominal adverbs

From Middle Dutch waer, from Old Dutch *wār, from Proto-Germanic *wēraz.

waar (not comparable)

1. true

   Antonym: onwaar

2. authentic

   Synonym: echt

   Antonym: onecht

From Middle Dutch ware, from Old Dutch *wara, from Proto-Germanic *warō. Cognate with English ware.

waar f (plural waren)

1. ware, merchandise, product

• koopwaar
• handelswaar

waar

1. first-person singular present indicative of waren
2. imperative of waren

waar

1. time

From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(w)akaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(w)akaʀ.

waar

1. root (of plant)

wǎàr (plural mǎàr)

1. canoe

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