No. 1,383 in Dutch
vandaan
"Vandaan" means "from" or "from where" in English, indicating origin or source.
In a sentence
Waar kom je vandaan?
Where do you come from?
Here, 'vandaan' is part of the phrase 'kom je vandaan', indicating the source of someone's origin or place.
Ik weet niet waar dat geluid vandaan komt.
I don't know where that sound comes from.
In this sentence, 'vandaan' is combined with 'komt', referring to the origin of a sound.
Hij heeft het van zijn vader vandaan.
He got it from his father.
Here, 'vandaan' emphasizes the source or origin, meaning 'from his father'.
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