na

Meaning

Prep

1. after
2. bar, except Used to form ordinal numbers in relation to a superlative quality. The number that is used is 1 lower than in the English translation.

Adj

close

Concepts

after

behind

past

next

abaft

on

🔛

post

following

afterwards

later

near

Opposite of

voor

Synonyms

achter

na verloop van

aan

🔛

over

naar

nabij

acher

achteraf

dichtbij

hiernaast

Translations

nach

après

depois de

hinter

después

atrás de

post

dopo

após

sonra

derrière

depois

dietro

Pronounced as (IPA)

/naː/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: na

Inherited from Old Dutch: *nah

In summary

From Middle Dutch na, from Old Dutch *nāh, *nā, from Proto-West Germanic *nāhw, from Proto-Germanic *nēhw.

Sentences

Geen terrein ligt de burger zo na aan het hart .

No terrain is so close to the citizen's heart.

Met andere woorden , hij stemt vóór of na ons .

In other words, it either votes before us or after us.

Er was veel schade na de tropische storm .

There was a lot of damage after the tropical storm.

Het gebouw schudde nog na door de aardbeving .

The building still shook because of the earthquake.

De hoeveelheid ijs op de Noordpool daalt jaar na jaar .

The amount of ice in the Arctic is decreasing year after year.

Na een lange droogte viel er weer een bui .

After a long drought, there was another downpour.