Het citaat
Example: Het citaat in de krant was erg interessant om te lezen.
Definition
"Het citaat" refers to a quotation or a passage taken from a speech or text, often used in journalism to convey exact words from a source. In the example, it means the quoted text in the newspaper that was interesting to read.
Etymology
The Dutch word "het citaat" comes from the Latin 'citare', meaning 'to summon' or 'to quote'. Over time, it evolved to mean a cited passage or quotation, commonly used in literature and journalism to indicate repeated words from another source.
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"Het citaat" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - Journalism - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 110 commonly used words.
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