Onvermijdelijk
Example: Het is onvermijdelijk dat veranderingen in de samenleving plaatsvinden.
Definition
"Onvermijdelijk" is an adjective describing something that cannot be avoided or prevented, indicating that a particular event or outcome is certain to happen. For example, in the phrase 'Het is onvermijdelijk dat veranderingen in de samenleving plaatsvinden,' it means that societal changes are bound to occur.
Etymology
The word "onvermijdelijk" comes from Dutch, where 'on-' is a prefix meaning 'un-', 'vermijden' means 'to avoid', and '-lijk' is a suffix forming adjectives similar to '-able' or '-ible' in English. So, "onvermijdelijk" literally translates to 'unavoidable.' Did you know that this construction is typical in Dutch to express negation combined with the ability or possibility of an action?
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"Onvermijdelijk" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - (C1) - set 2", containing 116 commonly used words.
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