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schijnen.

to shine

8 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈsxɛi̯nə(n)/

  1. to shine

    ergative
    De zon schijnt.
    Ze scheen een zaklamp in mijn gezicht.

  2. to appear, to seem

    copulative
    Het schijnt dat ze verhuisd is.
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch schinen, from Old Dutch skīnan, from Proto-West Germanic *skīnan, from Proto-Germanic *skīnaną.

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