Dutch

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Alternative forms

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Verb

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aan de hand zijn

  1. (intransitive, idiomatic) to occur, happen, go on, be at hand
    Wat is er aan de hand?What's going on?

Usage notes

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  • The verb zijn is sometimes omitted; e.g. niks aan de hand ("there is nothing going on" or "nothing is amiss") is commonly heard as a sentence by itself instead of the full er is niks aan de hand.
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