echt.
authentic, true, genuine, real
Meaning & usage
authentic, true, genuine, real
Dit is een echt kunstwerk, geen kopie.
Hij heeft een echte diamant gekocht.
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch echt, from Old Dutch *ēhaft, from Proto-West Germanic *aiwahaft.
really
We moeten echt weer eens een keer naar dat restaurant gaan.
Hij is echt een idioot.
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch echt, from Old Dutch *ēhaft, from Proto-West Germanic *aiwahaft.
the institution or bond of marriage; matrimony
Het koppel is recentelijk in de echt verbonden.
Hij heeft de echt gebroken en zijn vrouw bedrogen.
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch echte. A nominalization of the adjective listed at Etymology 1 above, which in Middle Dutch could also mean "lawful" (a meaning that has not survived into modern Dutch).
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