aan den lijve

Dutch

Etymology

Literally “on the body”, with fossilized dative forms.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌaːn dɛn ˈlɛi̯.və/, /ˌaːn dən ˈlɛi̯.və/
  • (file)

Prepositional phrase

aan den lijve

  1. firsthand

Usage notes

  • Commonly combined with the verb ondervinden.
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