Naar beneden
Example: De kat sprong naar beneden van de hoge muur.
Definition
"Naar beneden" is an adverbial phrase in Dutch used to indicate movement or direction from a higher position to a lower one, often translated as "downwards" or "down." For example, in the phrase "De kat sprong naar beneden van de hoge muur," it means the cat jumped down from the high wall.
Etymology
The phrase "naar beneden" comes from Dutch where "naar" means "towards" and "beneden" means "below" or "down." Together, they literally translate to "towards below," describing a downward direction. Did you know? This combination clearly expresses movement from a higher to a lower place, making it a straightforward directional phrase.
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"Naar beneden" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - (B1) - set 4", containing 113 commonly used words.
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