een en ander

Dutch

Etymology

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Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌeːn ɛn ˈɑn.dər/

Noun

een en ander n (uncountable)

  1. (anaphoric) all this (previously mentioned)
    Hij zei dat een en ander te wijten was aan onzorgvuldigheid.
    He said that al this was due to carelessness.
  2. (with article) a bit, a fair amount, a thing or two (an unspecified amount)
    Hij weet het een en ander van het onderwerp
    He knows a thing or two about the subject.
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