voorbij

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch vorebi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /voːrˈbɛi̯/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: voor‧bij
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯

Adverb

voorbij

  1. past; just beyond
  2. (postpositional) past (implying motion)
    En rijd dan niet stilletjes ons huisje voorbij.
    And then don't quietly ride past our house.
  3. over (finished)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: verby

Preposition

voorbij

  1. past, beyond
    Voorbij die boom kun je mijn huis zien.
    Past that tree you can see my house.

Inflection