volwassen

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From vol- (fully) +‎ wassen (grown).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /vɔlˈʋɑsə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: vol‧was‧sen
  • Rhymes: -ɑsən

Adjective

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volwassen (not comparable)

  1. adult, full-grown
    Kinderen groeien op tot volwassen individuen.
    Children grow up into adult individuals.
    Als volwassen persoon ben je verantwoordelijk voor je eigen beslissingen.
    As an adult person, you are responsible for your own decisions.
    Een volwassen eik kan een imposante boom worden.
    A full-grown oak tree can become an imposing tree.

Declension

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Declension of volwassen
uninflected volwassen
inflected volwassen
comparative
positive
predicative/adverbial volwassen
indefinite m./f. sing. volwassen
n. sing. volwassen
plural volwassen
definite volwassen
partitive volwassens

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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