Example: Ik heb een mening over het nieuwe boek gelezen.
Definition
"Een mening hebben" means to hold or possess an opinion or belief about a particular subject, often formed after consideration. It expresses the act of having a personal viewpoint, such as when someone says they have an opinion on a new book they read.
Translations
to have an opinion
tener una opinión
tenir una opinió
avoir une opinion
eine Meinung haben
avere un'opinione
ter uma opinião
Etymology
The Dutch phrase "een mening hebben" directly translates to "to have an opinion." "Mening" comes from Middle Dutch, related to the German 'Meinung' and Old High German 'meinunga,' all meaning opinion or thought. The phrase literally combines 'een' (a), 'mening' (opinion), and 'hebben' (to have), forming a simple expression for possessing a viewpoint.
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"Een mening hebben" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - Idioms and Proverbs - (A2) - set 1", containing 106 commonly used expressions.
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