voorkomen

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Contents 1 Dutch 1.1 Etymology 1 1.1.1 Pronunciation 1.1.2 Verb 1.1.2.1 Usage notes 1.1.2.2 Conjugation 1.1.3 References 1.2 Etymology 2 1.2.1 Pronunciation 1.2.2 Verb 1.2.2.1 Usage notes 1.2.2.2 Conjugation

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[edit] Etymology 1

voor +‎ komen

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• IPA: /ˈvʊːrkoːmə(n)/

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vóórkomen, voorkomen (irregular verb, separable verb)

1. To exist; to occur.

   Deze soort komt niet voor in Afrika. — This species doesn’t occur in Africa.

   De Aarde is voor zover bekend de enige plek in het heelal waar leven voorkomt of voor is gekomen en is de woonplaats van miljoenen soorten organismen.^[1] — The Earth is, as far as it is known, the only place in the universe where life occurs or has occurred and is the habitat of millions of species of organisms.

1. To appear.
2. To get ahead; to draw ahead.
3. To happen.

   Tja, dat komt voor!

   It happens!

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Sometimes spelled vóórkomen to indicate that the stress is on the first syllable, to distinguish from the word voorkómen, seen below.

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• Notes:

1. ^ http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aarde_(planeet)

[edit] Etymology 2

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /vʊːrˈkoːmə(n)/

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voorkómen, voorkomen (irregular verb)

1. To prevent; to avert.

   De ramp kon voorkomen worden.

   The disaster could be averted.

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Sometimes spelled voorkómen to indicate that the stress is on the second syllable, to distinguish from the word vóórkomen, seen above.

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