Masculine

grond

Sentences
An user
Aardappelen   groeien   onder   de   grond .

Potatoes grow underground.

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An user
Hij
👨
   liet   zijn   plateau   op
🆙
   de   grond   vallen .

He dropped his platform to the ground.

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An user
Europa   moet   nu   zijn   grond ,  zijn   beschaving   en   zijn   tradities   beschermen .

Now is the time for Europe to defend its land, its civilisation and its traditions.

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An user
De   kinderen   zaten   allemaal   in   kleermakerszit   op
🆙
   de   grond .

The children were all sitting cross-legged on the floor.

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Zij
👩
   is   van   haar   stoel
🪑
   gedonderd   terwijl   ze   haar   gevallen   bestek   van   de   grond   wou   rapen .

She fell from her chair as she tried to pick up her fallen cutlery from the ground.

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Op
🆙
   grond   van   dit   soort   overwegingen   hebben   wij   twee
2
   amendementen   ingediend .

On the basis of these considerations, we have tabled two amendments.

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Meaning

  1. (masculine, uncountable) ground, dirt, soil
  2. (masculine, uncountable) floor, ground
  3. (masculine) ground, land, territory

Concepts

soil
ground
earth
land
basis
bottom
dirt
base
floor
foundation
reason
justification
earthy
motive
occasion
rationale
real estate
cause
explanation
warrant
Synonyms

aarde
A2
bodem
B2
land
A1
aardrijk
drek
32k
ondergrond
27k
reden
A1
huisvuil
🗑️
met
A1
natuurlijk
A1
op
A1
🆙
vloer
B1
voedingsbodem
voet
B1
🦶
vuil
B2
vuilnis
C1
wereld
A1
🗺️

konijnehol

straatvuil

achtergrond
B2
afval
B2
beweegreden
de
A1

fond

geld
A1
💸
Translations

terre
Erde
solo
Grund
Boden
sol
tierra
terra
suelo
Land
suolo
toprak
terra
Erdboden
Frequency

A2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɣrɔnt/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch
gront
Inherited from Old Dutch
grunt
In summary

From Middle Dutch gront, from Old Dutch grunt, from Proto-West Germanic *grundu, from Proto-Germanic *grunduz.

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