No. 4,057 in Dutch
ahead
The Dutch word "ahead" is not native to Dutch; in English, it means "in front" or "forward in position or time."
In a sentence
De auto reed snel vooruit.
The car drove quickly ahead.
In this sentence, 'vooruit' (ahead) describes movement forward in a physical sense, indicating direction.
We zijn ver vooruit in onze planning.
We are far ahead in our planning.
Here, 'vooruit' (ahead) is used metaphorically to denote progress or being advanced in a process or task.
De wedstrijd ligt nog voor ons, dus laten we ons voorbereiden.
The competition is still ahead of us, so let's prepare.
In this example, 'voor ons' (ahead of us) indicates an upcoming event in time, mentioning future occurrence.
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