vandaan

Dutch

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch van dane (literally “from thence”); the second element is from Old Dutch *thanana, from Proto-West Germanic *þananā.

Pronunciation

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  (file)

• Rhymes: -aːn

Adverb

vandaan

1. (postpositional) from, away

   Ga van dat raam vandaan!

   Go away from that window!

Usage notes

Mostly used in combination with verbs of motion like komen, as in waar kom je vandaan.

Declension

Pronominal adverbs of vandaan

preposition	—
postpositional adv.	vandaan
+ het (it)	ervandaan
+ dit (this)	hiervandaan
+ dat (that)	daarvandaan
+ wat (what)	waarvandaan
+ iets (something)	ergens vandaan
+ niets (nothing)	nergens vandaan
+ alles (everything)	overal vandaan