zaak

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch sāke, from Old Dutch *saka, from Proto-Germanic *sakō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zaːk/
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  • Hyphenation: zaak
  • Rhymes: -aːk

Noun

zaak f (plural zaken, diminutive zaakje n)

  1. shop, small store, business
    Synonyms: handel, winkel
  2. (law) case, suit
    Synonym: rechtszaak
  3. general term with which one indicates a thing or a concept that is not a person or creature: thing
    Synonym: ding
  4. matter, affair, business
    Het is voor de gemeente ook een lastige zaak.
    It's also a cumbersome matter for the municipality.
    Wat je in je prive leven doet is je zaak.
    What you do in your private life is your business.
    Synonyms: kwestie, vraagstuk

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