Example: Ik vermoed dat het morgen gaat regenen tijdens het feest.
Definition
"Ik vermoed dat" is a Dutch phrase used to express a personal assumption or suspicion about something that might happen, similar to saying 'I suspect that' or 'I assume that' in English. For example, "Ik vermoed dat het morgen gaat regenen tijdens het feest" means "I suspect that it will rain during the party tomorrow."
Translations
I suspect that
sospecho que
sospito que
je soupçonne que
ich vermute dass
sospettare che
eu suspeitar que
Etymology
The phrase "Ik vermoed dat" comes from Dutch, where "ik" means 'I', "vermoed" is the first person singular form of the verb "vermoeden" meaning 'to suspect' or 'to assume', and "dat" means 'that'. The verb "vermoeden" traces back to Middle Dutch, related to the idea of considering or suspecting something. Did you know? The root of "vermoeden" is connected to the concept of 'thinking through' or 'weighing' possibilities.
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"Ik vermoed dat" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - Idioms and Proverbs - (B1) - set 1", containing 105 commonly used expressions.
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