De kern
Example: De kern van het probleem is moeilijk te begrijpen.
Definition
"De kern" refers to the core or central part of something, often representing the most important or fundamental aspect. For example, in the phrase 'De kern van het probleem is moeilijk te begrijpen,' it means the essential part of the problem is hard to understand.
Etymology
The Dutch phrase "de kern" originates from Middle Dutch 'kern' meaning 'core' or 'nucleus', which itself comes from Old High German 'kern' meaning 'seed' or 'core'. Interestingly, it shares roots with the English word 'kernel', which also means the central or most important part of something.
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"De kern" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - (B1) - set 1", containing 119 commonly used words.
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