No. 741 in Dutch
elders
"Elsewhere."
In a sentence
Ik heb mijn tas elders gelaten.
I left my bag elsewhere.
Here, 'elders' indicates a different location where the bag was left.
Elders in de stad is er een mooi park.
Elsewhere in the city, there is a beautiful park.
In this sentence, 'elders' specifies a different area within the city than where the current focus is.
Hij besloot elders te zoeken naar een nieuwe baan.
He decided to search elsewhere for a new job.
Here, 'elders' refers to looking for job opportunities in locations or settings other than the present or expected ones.
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