door de bomen het bos niet meer zien

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Literally, “to not see the forest though/due to the trees”.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌdoːr də ˈboː.mə(n) (ɦ)ət ˈbɔs nit meːr ˈzin/

Verb

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door de bomen het bos niet meer zien

  1. (intransitive) to not see the forest for the trees (to be overwhelmed by detail and miss the big picture)

Inflection

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Conjugation of door de bomen het bos niet meer zien: see zien.
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