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Usages of aanraken
Ik zal de sleutel van onze schuur niet aanraken, omdat hij erg vies is.
I will not touch the key to our shed, because it is very dirty.
Hij zal de tafel niet aanraken omdat er veel geld op ligt.
He will not touch the table because there is a lot of money on it.
De deur opent rustig wanneer ik hem aanraak.
The door opens quietly when I touch it.
In die fabriek worden veel machines gebruikt die wij niet zomaar mogen aanraken.
In that factory, many machines are used that we are not allowed to touch just like that.
Hij raakt de tafel licht aan.
He touches the table lightly.
Ik raak het stopcontact niet aan, want het is gevaarlijk.
I don’t touch the socket, because it’s dangerous.
Sofie wil de sneeuw niet aanraken zonder handschoenen, en zonder te stoppen loopt zij voorzichtig naar binnen.
Sofie does not want to touch the snow without gloves, and without stopping she walks carefully inside.
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