Voorwaardelijk
Example: Zijn voorwaardelijke voorstellen werden door de commissie goedgekeurd.
Definition
"Voorwaardelijk" is an adjective describing something that is conditional or dependent on certain requirements or circumstances being met. For example, "Zijn voorwaardelijke voorstellen werden door de commissie goedgekeurd" means his conditional proposals were approved by the committee.
Etymology
The Dutch adjective "voorwaardelijk" derives from the combination of "voorwaarde" meaning 'condition' and the suffix "-lijk" which turns nouns into adjectives. The word literally means 'relating to conditions.' Did you know that "voorwaarde" itself comes from "voor" (before) and "waarde" (value), hinting at something that must hold value or be met beforehand?
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"Voorwaardelijk" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - (C1) - set 1", containing 120 commonly used words.
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