binnen

Meaning

Adv

1. inside
2. indoors
3. in harbour, not in open sea

Prep

1. within, inside
2. within (a time span)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bɪnən/

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *bi- (“by, at”) + *innan << *in (“in”).

Sentences

De manlju krigen beide reek binnen en moasten mei de ambulânse nei it sikehûs .

The men both got smoke inhalation and had to be taken to the hospital by ambulance.

De ynskriuwingen moat op syn lêst op de woansdeitejûn foar it toernoai binnen wêze .

Entries must be received by the Wednesday evening before the tournament at the latest.

Jo krije binnen fiif wiken skriftlik berjocht .

You will receive written notice within five weeks.

It is net nedich te witten hoe't in kompjûter der fan binnen útsjocht.

It is not necessary to know what a computer looks like from the inside.

Hja liet my it hûs fan binnen sjen .

She showed me the inside of the house.

Twa persoanen binne nei it sikehús brocht nei't se reek binnen krigen hiene.

Two people were taken to the hospital after they had smoke inhalation.

De bern witte de grinzen dêr't hja binnen bliuwe moatte .

The children know the limits within which they must stay.