vergissen is menselijk

Dutch

Alternative forms
  • vergissen is menschelijk (uncommon, obsolete)
  • zich vergissen is menselijk (uncommon)

Etymology

Calque of Latin errāre hūmānum est.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vɛrˈɣɪ.sə(n) ɪs ˈmɛn.sə.lək/, /vər-/

Proverb

vergissen is menselijk

  1. to err is human [from 19th c.]
    • 1912, Theo Manninga, 'Vergissen is menschelijk. Komische voordracht voor twee dames, J. Vink (publ.).

Usage notes
  • Although vergissen is a reflexive verb, the proverb usually excludes the reflexive third-person object pronoun zich.
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