algemeen

Meaning

general
common

Frequency

Hyphenated as

al‧ge‧meen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌɑl.ɣəˈmeːn/

Etymology

Univerbation of al gemeen. Cognate with German allgemein.

Cognate with German

allgemein

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Sentences

Over het algemeen bewegen we ons

te weinig .

In general, we don't move enough.

Wij , de patiënten , zijn in het algemeen heel normale mensen .

We patients are quite normal people on the whole.

Een huis
🏠

is in het algemeen groter dan een hut .

A house is generally larger than a cabin.

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