zaak
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch sake, from Old Dutch *saka, from Proto-Germanic *sakō.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -aːk
- IPA(key): /zaːk/
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Noun
zaak f (plural zaken, diminutive zaakje n)
- shop, small store, business
- (law) case, suit
- general term with which one indicates a thing or a concept that is not a person: thing
- matter, affair, business
- Het is voor de gemeente ook een lastige zaak.
- It's also a cumbersome matter for the municipality.
- Wat je in je prive leven doet is je zaak.
- What you do in your private life is your business.
Synonyms
- handel (1)
- rechtszaak (2)
Derived terms
- inzake
- kledingzaak
- minister van Buitenlandse Zaken
- terzake