vakantie

Meaning

1. (feminine) a holiday, vacation
2. (feminine) an easy, careless time

Hyphenated as

va‧kan‧tie

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/vaːˈkɑn.(t)si/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch vacantie, from Medieval Latin vacantia.

Sentences

Het was een leuke vakantie .

It was a nice holiday.

Ze gaat altijd in haar eentje op vakantie .

She always goes on vacation on her own.

De vakantie was voorbij , de kinderen gingen weer naar school .

The holiday was over, the children went back to school.

Juli is de eerste maand van de grote vakantie .

July is the first month of the big holiday.

Met de caravan op vakantie gaan is zeer populair .

Going on holiday with the caravan is very popular.