This is the 3827th most frequent Dutch word.
vanmiddag
This afternoon.
The word "vanmiddag" is used to indicate the timeframe "this afternoon."
Ik ga vanmiddag naar de winkel.
I'm going to the store this afternoon.
Here, "vanmiddag" refers to a past afternoon for a completed event.
Vanmiddag hadden we een belangrijke vergadering.
This afternoon, we had an important meeting.
In this context, "vanmiddag" denotes the time "this afternoon" for a proposed activity.