Ergens last van krijgen
Example: Ik krijg vaak last van mijn rug na het werk.
Definition
"Ergens last van krijgen" means to start experiencing discomfort, trouble, or problems related to something, often physical pain or inconvenience. For example, it describes situations like feeling back pain after work or being affected by an issue.
Translations
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to be affected by -
verse afectado por -
veure's afectat per -
être affecté par -
davon betroffen sein -
avere problemi con -
sofrer de algo
Etymology
The phrase "ergens last van krijgen" comes from Dutch, where "ergens" means 'somewhere' or 'something,' "last" refers to 'burden' or 'trouble,' and "krijgen" means 'to get' or 'receive.' Together, it literally means 'to get trouble from something.' Did you know? The word "last" in Dutch is related to the English word 'load,' reflecting the idea of carrying a burden.
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"Ergens last van krijgen" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - Idioms and Proverbs - (A2) - set 1", containing 106 commonly used expressions.
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