Jaarlijks
Example: Het festival vindt jaarlijks plaats in het centrum van de stad.
Definition
"Jaarlijks" is an adjective meaning occurring or happening every year. It describes events or activities that take place once each year, such as festivals, reports, or celebrations that repeat annually.
Etymology
The word "jaarlijks" comes from the Dutch words "jaar" meaning year, and the suffix "-lijks," which is similar to the English suffix "-ly," used to form adjectives. Together, "jaarlijks" literally means "yearly" or "yearly occurring." Did you know it shares roots with similar words in other Germanic languages that relate to the concept of years?
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"Jaarlijks" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - (B2) - set 4", containing 112 commonly used words.
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