vergissen is menselijk

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Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Calque of Latin errāre hūmānum est.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /vɛrˈɣɪ.sə(n) ɪs ˈmɛn.sə.lək/, /vər-/

Proverb edit

vergissen is menselijk

  1. to err is human [from 19th c.]
    • 1912, Theo Manninga, 'Vergissen is menschelijk. Komische voordracht voor twee dames, J. Vink (publ.).

Usage notes edit

  • Although vergissen is a reflexive verb, the proverb usually excludes the reflexive third-person object pronoun zich.