No. 239 in Dutch
halen
"To get," "to fetch," or "to pick up."
In a sentence
Ik ga mijn tas halen bij de buurvrouw.
I'm going to pick up my bag from the neighbor.
Here, 'halen' means to retrieve or get something from somewhere.
We halen boodschappen voor het weekend.
We fetch groceries for the weekend.
In this context, 'halen' refers to purchasing or acquiring items needed.
Kun je de krant voor me halen, alsjeblieft?
Can you get the newspaper for me, please?
In this usage, 'halen' is used to request someone to fetch or bring something.
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