Noun: hemel
Gender: Masculine
Hyphenation:
| Sg. | hemel |
| Pl. | hemelen; hemels |
Sample Sentences
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De hemel was helder en vol sterren. (The sky was clear and full of stars.)
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Er is geen wolkje aan de hemel. (There isn't a cloud in the sky.)
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Veel mensen geloven dat goede zielen naar de hemel gaan. (Many people believe that good souls go to heaven.)
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Hij gelooft dat zijn grootouders nu in de hemel zijn. (He believes his grandparents are now in heaven.)
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En jij gelooft in God, dus jij gaat naar de hemel.
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En ik geloof in niks, dus we komen elkaar na de dood, na de dood, nooit meer tegen. (And you believe in God, so you will go to heaven.
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And I believe in nothing, so after death, after death, we shall never meet again.) [1991, Stef Bos, “Papa”:]
Nouns inflected like hemel
kritische prestatie-indicator,
sector,
sensor,
senior,
beiaard,
legerofficier,
projector,
verschijnsel,
Batavier,
rivierwater,
windmotor,
zaling,
parabel,
senator,
stafofficier,
zoete aardappel,
discipel,
katalysator,
pluvier,
slootwater, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
From Middle Dutch hēmel, from Old Dutch himil, from Proto-West Germanic *himil.
Verbs referencing "hemel"
English Nouns
heaven, English Nouns
hemmel, English Nouns
hammercloth, Latvian Nouns
kamanas.
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