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Er: unstressed 'daar'

B2Word Order · lesson 38 of 69

_Er_ as the unstressed form of _daar_ (there).

With this type of _er_ we express location but in an unstressed form. This corresponds to English _there_ in e.g. "I'll see you (there) tomorrow".

Examples

[FF](#/lesson/WordOrder.04) | [EHD](#/lesson/WordOrder.09) | [TIME](#/lesson/WordOrder.13) | [MANNER](#/lesson/WordOrder.13) | [OV](#/lesson/WordOrder.24)

Het heeft | er | gisteren | heel hard | geregend

Yesterday, it was raining very hard there.

[FF](#/lesson/WordOrder.04) | [EHD](#/lesson/WordOrder.09) | [MANNER](#/lesson/WordOrder.13) | [PLACE](#/lesson/WordOrder.15) | [OV](#/lesson/WordOrder.24)

Zij hebben | er | zes jaar lang | op school | gezeten

They went to school there for six years.

[FF](#/lesson/WordOrder.04) | [EHD](#/lesson/WordOrder.09) | [TIME](#/lesson/WordOrder.13) | [DIROB](#/lesson/WordOrder.16) | [OV](#/lesson/WordOrder.24)

Hij heeft | er | vandaag | niemand | gezien

He has not seen anyone there today.

A funny word: 'er' ''Er'' replacing 'het'/'hem' (it) or 'ze' (plural 'it')
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