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Wij
Voornaamwoord
  staan
Werkwoord
  dan
Bijwoord
  met
Adpositie
  onze
Voornaamwoord
  rug
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Zelfstandig naamwoord
  tegen
Adpositie
  de
Bepaler
  muur
Zelfstandig naamwoord
.

We have our backs to the wall in this respect.
Woorden en zinnen
Nieuw
wij

the first-person plural personal pronoun; refers to the speakers

Nieuw
staan

  1. to stand, to be upright
  2. to be, to be placed or located
  3. Forms a continuous aspect. Although it carries an implication of standing, this is vague and is not strictly required or emphasized.
  4. to be present, have a stand or location
  5. to say, to be written, to be said (to be indicated in written form)
  6. to suit, fit, befit (of clothing)
  7. Indicates a prospective outcome, or something that will happen in the near future

Nieuw
dan

Nieuw
met

Nieuw
onze

  1. inflected form of ons
  2. non-attributive form of ons (English: ours)

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Nieuw
rug

  1. back, backside
  2. ridge
  3. Short for rooie rug; a thousand-guilders banknote

Nieuw
de

Nieuw
muur

  1. wall
  2. wall (figuratively, any barrier which limits access)
  3. a type of fast-food vending machine with compartments arranged similar to a wall that contain snacks (chiefly in the phrase "uit de muur trekken")

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