De kalender
Example: Ik kijk op de kalender voor de datum.
Definition
"De kalender" refers to a system or chart used for organizing days, weeks, and months in a year. It helps people keep track of dates and plan events, such as appointments or holidays, as in the phrase, 'I look at the calendar for the date.'
Etymology
The word "de kalender" comes from the Latin term 'calendarium,' which referred to the account book for recording debts due on the first day of each month. Over time, it evolved in Dutch to mean the system used to measure and organize time into days and months. Did you know that the word 'calendar' originally related to financial records before becoming a tool for timekeeping?
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"De kalender" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - (A1) - set 4", containing 104 commonly used words.
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