Betekenis van such In het Nederlands

• 0 used before a noun or noun phrase to add emphasis:

  • That's such a good film.

  • It seems like such a long way to drive for just one day.

  • You're such an idiot!

  • Such cruelty really is beyond my comprehension.

  • It was such a small room that the bed only just fit.

• 1 of a particular or similar type:

  • Small companies such as ours are very vulnerable in a recession.

  • I'm looking for a cloth for cleaning silver. Do you have such a thing?

  • Present on this grand occasion were Andrew Davies, Melissa Peters, and other such stars.

  • I tried to tell her in such a way that she wouldn't get offended.

  • He said it was an Edwardian washstand or some such thing - I can't remember exactly.

  • old-fashioned informal I just bought one or two things - bread and milk and such ( also suchlike).

  • formal Our lunch was such (= of a type) that we don't really need dinner.

  • That money is to cover costs such as travel and accommodation.

• 2 in the true or exact meaning of the word or phrase:

  • There wasn't much vegetarian food as such, although there were several different types of cheese.

  • We don't have a secretary as such, but we do have a student who comes in to do some filing.

• 3 used before a noun or noun phrase to add emphasis:

  • I’ve never in my life had such delicious food.

  • It seems like such a long way to drive.

  • It was such a pity they missed the show.

  • [ + that clause ] It was such a large fire that over 100 firefighters were on the scene.

• 4 of that or a similar type:

  • With such evidence, they should have no difficulty getting a conviction.

  • Small companies such as ours are having a hard time.

  • They’ll pay our expenses, such as food and lodging.

  • infml We talked about the kids and the weather and such (= and that type of thing).