De afwezigheid
Example: De afwezigheid van de leraar was vandaag duidelijk merkbaar.
Definition
"De afwezigheid" refers to the state of being absent, especially in an educational context, such as when a teacher or student is not present during class or school activities. For example, the absence of the teacher was clearly noticeable today.
Etymology
The word "de afwezigheid" comes from Dutch, where 'af' means 'off' or 'away' and 'wezigheid' relates to 'presence.' Together, they literally mean 'the state of being away' or 'absence.' Did you know that this construction highlights how absence is viewed as the opposite of presence in Dutch?
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"De afwezigheid" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - Education - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 110 commonly used words.
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