vanaf
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From van + af. Compare West Frisian fanôf.
Pronunciation
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Preposition
[edit]vanaf
- starting from, from onwards, as of, as from
- Je rijbewijs is pas vanaf maandag geldig.
- Your driving licence is only valid from Monday onwards.
- from on top of
- Er staat iemand vanaf het dak te roepen.
- There's someone shouting from the top of the roof.
Antonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Negerhollands: van af
Circumposition
[edit]vanaf
- away from
- Daardoor is de temperatuur in die perioden hoger, terwijl de temperatuur lager is als de noordpool van de Zon af gekanteld is.
- As a result, the temperature in this period is higher, while the temperature is lower if the north pole is tilted away from the Sun.
- rid of, freed from, released from, no longer affected by
- Wat ik ook doe, ik raak maar niet van mijn verkoudheid af.
- No matter what I do, I can't get rid of my cold.
Declension
[edit]Pronominal adverbs of vanaf