How to Say "Tornado" in Dutch

tornado

The Dutch word for "tornado" is tornado.

tornado is a noun used to describe a violent windstorm.

Meaning: violent windstorm (noun)

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The word hoos in windhoos comes from an old term meaning 'a sudden rush' or 'a flood', linking wind to water in the Dutch mindset.
In a Dutch weather report, you might hear the term trechter to describe the funnel shape of a tornado.
Because 'tornado' is a loanword, its plural form is tornado's, using an apostrophe to prevent a phonetic clash.

Er komt een tornado aan.
A tornado is coming in.
This sentence is useful for saying that a tornado is approaching.
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In Nederland zijn tornado's zeldzaam, maar als ze zich voordoen, kunnen ze verwoestende schade veroorzaken.
In the Netherlands, tornadoes are rare, but when they occur, they can cause devastating damage.
Wist je dat er gisteren een enorme windhoos over de stad raasde? Het was echt angstaanjagend!
Did you know that a huge tornado swept through the city yesterday? It was really terrifying!
Ik zag zo'n enorme windhoos gisteren. Wauw, het was echt indrukwekkend!
I saw such a huge tornado yesterday. Wow, it was really impressive!
De tornado vernielde de oude schuur.
The tornado destroyed the old barn.
Heb je die tornado op het nieuws gezien?
Did you see that tornado on the news?

Julia and Levi are watching a weather report on television.

Julia

Kijk, daar is een tornado op de radar!
Look, there is a tornado on the radar!
Levi

Dat ziet er echt gevaarlijk uit, Julia.
That looks really dangerous, Julia.
Julia

We moeten nu naar binnen gaan.
We must go inside now.
Levi

Je hebt gelijk, laten we snel gaan.
You are right, let's go quickly.