boven
Danish edit
Noun edit
boven c
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle Dutch bōven, from Old Dutch *biovan, from Proto-West Germanic *biobanā, from *bi- + *obanā.
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
boven
- above
- Het vliegtuig vloog hoog boven de wolken.
- The airplane flew high above the clouds.
- Het schilderij hing boven de bank in de woonkamer.
- The painting was hanging above the couch in the living room.
- upstairs
- De kinderen speelden boven in hun slaapkamer.
- The children were playing upstairs in their bedroom.
- De vergaderzaal bevindt zich boven, op de tweede verdieping.
- The meeting room is located upstairs, on the second floor.
Preposition edit
boven
- above
- Het vogelnestje zat hoog boven in de boom.
- The bird's nest was high above in the tree.
- Hang de foto's op de muur, net boven de bank.
- Hang the pictures on the wall, just above the couch.
Inflection edit
Pronominal adverbs of boven
Antonyms edit
Descendants edit
- Afrikaans: bo
- Berbice Creole Dutch: bofu
- Javindo: bofen
- Jersey Dutch: bôve
- Negerhollands: boven, bovo, bobo, bu, bo
Derived terms edit
Derived terms
Swedish edit
Noun edit
boven