er.
there (can refer to any place, used when not emphasizing the distance to the speaker, see usage notes)
Meaning & usage
there (can refer to any place, used when not emphasizing the distance to the speaker, see usage notes)
there (used in more constructions than in English, often not translated)
Er is een communicatiefout opgetreden.
Wat is er gebeurd?
pronominal adverb form of het: it; him, her, them
Ik heb ermee gewerkt.
Je kunt er de bergen boven zien.
Where this word comes from
Weak form of der, the unstressed form of daar ("there")
of them, of those (often not translated in English)
Where this word comes from
From Old Dutch iro, genitive of the personal pronoun (3rd person plural).
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