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rechts.

on the right

6 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

adv/rɛxts/
  1. on the right

    Zie je die auto rechts?
  2. to the right

    Bij het volgende verkeerslicht rechts afslaan.
    We gaan naar rechts.
Where this word comes from

From recht (“correct”, obsolete sense) + -s (adverbial suffix). Just as in English, the sense “on the right-hand side” developed from the idea that since most people are right-handed, that is the ‘correct’ side.

adj/rɛxts/
  1. right

    not-comparable
    Er zit een vlek op je rechtse schoen.
  2. rightist, belonging to the ideological right

    Dat zijn rechtse ideeën.
  3. right-handed

    predicative
    Ik ben rechts, je kan niet met mijn pen schrijven.
Where this word comes from

From the adverbial sense “on the right” above. The adjectival meaning resulted in the obsolete spelling rechtsch.

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