Voor het geval dat
Example: Neem een paraplu mee voor het geval dat het regent.
Definition
"Voor het geval dat" is a Dutch phrase used to express precaution, meaning 'in case' or 'if something happens.' It introduces a condition or possibility, often to prepare for an unexpected event, as in 'Take an umbrella voor het geval dat it rains.'
Etymology
The phrase "voor het geval dat" literally translates to 'for the case that' in English. It combines 'voor' (for), 'het geval' (the case), and 'dat' (that). It is a straightforward construction used in Dutch to indicate contingency or precaution.
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"Voor het geval dat" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - Idioms and Proverbs - (B1) - set 1", containing 105 commonly used expressions.
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