Example: Ik ben ergens bang voor in het donker alleen zijn.
Definition
"Ergens bang voor zijn" means feeling fear or anxiety about something, often an unknown or unspecified thing. It refers to being scared or worried about a particular situation or object without explicitly naming it, such as being afraid of being alone in the dark.
The phrase "ergens bang voor zijn" comes from Dutch, where "ergens" means "somewhere" or "about something," "bang" means "afraid," and "zijn" means "to be." Put together, it literally translates to "to be afraid of something." This phrase captures the general sense of fear without specifying the exact cause.
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"Ergens bang voor zijn" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - Idioms and Proverbs - (A2) - set 1", containing 106 commonly used expressions.
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to be afraid of