Daarnaast
Example: Ik ga naar school, en daarnaast speel ik voetbal.
Definition
"Daarnaast" is an adverb used to indicate an additional action or fact alongside another. It means "besides" or "in addition" and is often used to connect two related statements, as in "Ik ga naar school, en daarnaast speel ik voetbal," meaning "I go to school, and besides that, I play football."
Etymology
The Dutch word "daarnaast" is a compound of "daar" meaning "there" and "naast" meaning "next to" or "beside." Together, they form a word that literally means "next to that," which naturally evolved to mean "besides" or "in addition." Did you know? This word neatly combines spatial and figurative proximity in one expression.
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"Daarnaast" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - Idioms and Proverbs - (B1) - set 1", containing 105 commonly used expressions.
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