van

Meaning

Prep

1. of (possession, property)
2. of (general association)
3. by, of (creator)
4. from (origin)
5. from (starting point of a movement or change)
6. from (starting point in time)
7. from, off (removal of something from off something else)
8. of, out of, from, with (cause)
9. of, out of, with (material or resource)
10. of, out of, among (out of a larger whole; partitive)
11. from, was, formerly (indicating a change in price)
12. (colloquial) like (quotative (used to introduce direct speech))

Adv

1. of, from
2. from
3. by, from
4. of, about

Noun

1. (masculine) a surname or nickname beginning with the preposition van
2. (masculine) any surname

Pronounced as (IPA)

/vɑn/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch van, from Old Dutch fan (“from”), from Proto-Germanic *fanē, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂poneh₁ (“from”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epo, *h₂pó (“off, of”). Cognate with Old Saxon fana, fan (“from”), Old Frisian fan, fon (“from”), Old High German fona, fon (“from”).

Sentences

Ze kon zo goed zingen dat ze er haar beroep van maakte .

She could sing so well that she made it her profession.

Zoals altijd is het dus een kwestie van evenwicht .

So, as always, it is a question of balance.

Terrorisme raakt de kern van dit alles .

Terrorism strikes at the very heart of all of these things.

Hij is veroordeeld voor obstructie van het onderzoek .

He was convicted of obstruction of the investigation.

De dupe van deze besluiten zijn de werknemers .

The victims of these decisions are the employees.

Genk is onder andere bekend van de mijnen .

Genk is known for its mines, among other things.

En natuurlijk ook op basis van respect voor de mensenrechten en de menselijke solidariteit.

And also, of course, on respect for human rights and human solidarity.

Opdeling van het land in twee delen is onacceptabel .

Dividing the country into two parts is unacceptable.