aan

Betekenis

Prep

1. on (positioned at the outer surface of; attached to)
2. at, on (near; adjacent to; alongside; just off)
3. to, indicates the target or recipient of an action
4. from, of, because of, as a result of
5. about (concerning)
6. up to, indicates responsibility
7. at (having reached)
8. using, abusing, currently occupied with
9. (Limburg,dated,proscribed) at, for, denotes a price
10. (obsolete) in, into, followed by an inflected numeral to indicate that something has been split into so many pieces

Adv

1. on, (of a device) being operative
2. on, (of clothing) being worn
3. in compounds with verbs:
4. in compounds with verbs:
5. in compounds with verbs:

Adj

1. (not-comparable,predicative) on (functional, operational)
2. (not-comparable,predicative,slang) amazing, lit

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/aːn/

Etimologie

From Middle Dutch āne, from Old Dutch ana, from Proto-West Germanic *ana, from Proto-Germanic *ana.

Sinne

Draagt dit bij aan het debat ?

Is this helpful for the debate?

Wat we wel weten , is dat er iets heel vreemds is aan deze uitbraak .

What we do know is that there is something very strange about this outbreak.

De resultaten geven onmiskenbaar aan dat dat niet het geval is .

The results we are seeing demonstrate clearly that that is not the case.

Het stopbord stond aan de rechterkant .

The stop sign was on the right.

Dat is veelzeggend en daar moet iets aan worden gedaan .

That says a lot and the matter needs to be addressed.

Een groot land mag aan een kleiner land geen buitensporige eisen stellen .

A smaller country must not be swamped by a larger country.

Een bekende truc om je tand te trekken is door middel van een draadje dat je aan de klink van de deur bevestigd .

A well-known trick to pull your tooth is by means of a wire that you attach to the handle of the door.

Onze planning is flexibel en zal indien nodig aan de ontwikkelingen worden aangepast .

Our planning is flexible and will be adapted to developments in the situation if necessary.