iemand

Meaning

1. someone
2. anyone

Hyphenated as

ie‧mand

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈi.mɑnt/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch ieman, iemant, from Old Dutch ieman, *ioman. A compound of io (“always, ever”) + man (“man, person”), from Proto-West Germanic *aiw + *mann. Compare Old English ǣġhwā.

Sentences

Een grote hekel aan iemand hebben .

Hate someone very much.

Iemand wurgen is gevaarlijk .

Strangling someone is dangerous.

In het park is een kind gevonden dat iemand te vondeling had gelegd .

In the park, a child was found who had been found by someone.