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zo.

so, thus, like that/this

2 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

adv/zoː/

  1. so, thus, like that/this

    Is het zo goed, of wil je nog meer?

  2. so, that, to such an extent

    Het is hier zo koud dat ik sta te beven.
    Echt? Zo koud is het niet, hoor.

  3. as .. as

    zo groot als een huis

  4. right away, in a second/minute, very soon

    stressed
    Ik zal je zo komen helpen, ik ben nu even bezig.
    Het komt er zo aan!
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch sô, from Old Dutch sō, from Proto-West Germanic *swā, from a merger of Proto-Germanic *swa and *swē.

conj/zoː/

  1. if

    formal
    Zo mogelijk zou ik eerst nog even naar de WC willen.
    Heeft u bezwaren? Zo ja, gelieve te verduidelijken.
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch sô, from Old Dutch sō, from Proto-West Germanic *swā, from a merger of Proto-Germanic *swa and *swē.

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