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Learn Dutch: missen - to miss / to lack

Dutch
/Short vowels in verb stems (zitten, ik zit)
/missen

missen

Word

missen

Meaning

to miss / to lack

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

Course

Lesson

Short vowels in verb stems (zitten, ik zit)

Usages of missen

Ik mis de familie.

I miss the family.

We missen de docent.

We miss the teacher.

Jullie misten het college, want jullie feestten gisteravond.

You missed the lecture, because you partied last night.

We missen de aansluiting, want de trein staat nog stil.

We are missing the connection, because the train is still standing still.

Hoewel het kleinkind wordt verwend, mist hij zijn ouders.

Although the grandchild is being spoiled, he misses his parents.

De klasgenoot van wie de levensstijl onherkenbaar is, mist het contact.

The classmate whose lifestyle is unrecognizable misses the contact.

Waarop had de aanvoerder getrapt als hij de bal had gemist?

What would the captain have stepped on if he had missed the ball?

Wie de schildpad kent, weet wat de haas mist.

Whoever knows the tortoise, knows what the hare lacks.

Ze waren stil. Desondanks miste ik het geklets.

They were quiet. Nevertheless, I missed the chattering.

Indien je de concentratie mist, is het moeilijk om te blijven werken.

If you lack concentration, it is difficult to keep working.

Hadden we de aansluiting maar niet gemist!

If only we had not missed the connection!

Door het missen van de straat hebben wij ons verreden.

Due to missing the street, we took a wrong turn.

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