geheel

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nounb1

het

Translation

whole

Pronunciation: khuh-hayl

Example

Het geheel is meer dan de som der delen.

The whole is more than the sum of its parts.

Plural

gehelen

Diminutive

geheeltje

adjectivea1

Translation

completely

Pronunciation: ghuh-heyl

Example

Hij was geheel verrast door het nieuws.

He was completely surprised by the news.

adverba1

Translation

completely

Pronunciation: ghuh-heyl

Example

Hij was geheel verrast door het nieuws.

He was completely surprised by the news.