"Vandaar" is an adverb used in Dutch to indicate the reason or cause of something previously mentioned, similar to "therefore" or "that's why" in English. It connects a cause with its effect, as in the example: "He was sick, vandaar that he did not come."
Translations
hence
de ahí
d'aquí
d'où
daher
perciò
por isso
Etymology
The Dutch word "vandaar" literally means "from there" and combines "van" (from) with "daar" (there). It originally referred to a physical location but evolved to express a logical consequence or reason, much like saying 'from that point' or 'hence.' Did you know? Despite its spatial roots, "vandaar" is now primarily used to link causes and effects in everyday speech.
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"Vandaar" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - Idioms and Proverbs - (B1) - set 1", containing 105 commonly used expressions.
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