Ze brak haar heup nadat ze uitgleed op het ijzige trottoir.
English: She broke her hip after slipping on the icy pavement.
heup /hˈøːp/ · noun · CEFR B2. Dutch translation of "hip".
See also: Vocabulary entry (Dutch)
- Source term
- hip
- Translation
- heup
- CEFR Level
- B2
- Part of speech
- noun
- Image
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Article, Gender & Forms
Dutch article information is not stored for this word.
| Dictionary form | heup |
|---|---|
| Regular/likely plural | heupen |
| Diminutive | heupje |
How to use it in a sentence
- Pattern
- Subject + verb + heup
- Examples
- Dit is heup.
- Tip
- Use the article with the noun when the language normally requires one.
Example Sentences
Hij draagt zijn sleutels elke dag in zijn zijzak.
English: He carries his keys in his hip pocket every single day.
Yoga heeft mijn heuppijn de afgelopen maanden enorm verminderd.
English: Yoga has helped my hip pain enormously in recent months.
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