het voortouw nemen

Dutch

Etymology

Literally, “to take the front rope”.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɦɛt ˈvoːrtɑu̯ ˈneːmə(n)/, /(ɦ)ət ˈvoːrtɑu̯ ˈneːmə(n)/

Verb

het voortouw nemen

  1. (intransitive) to take the lead

Inflection
Conjugation of het voortouw nemen: see nemen.
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