No. 1,495 in Dutch
afkomstig
Originating from; coming from.
In a sentence
Deze kaas is afkomstig uit Nederland.
This cheese originates from the Netherlands.
Here, 'afkomstig' describes the origin of the cheese, indicating where it is from.
Het document is afkomstig van de universiteit.
The document comes from the university.
In this sentence, 'afkomstig' is used to indicate the source or origin of the document, specifying the providing institution.
De nieuwe student is afkomstig uit Duitsland.
The new student comes from Germany.
Here, 'afkomstig' is used to describe the person's geographical origin, stating from which country they come.
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