Vincent van Gogh
Vincent van Gogh is the Dutch name for the famous Dutch Post-Impressionist painter.
In close circles, friends might refer to him simply as Vincent.
How does it change in a sentence?
In the surname van Gogh, the preposition van is not capitalized in Dutch unless it appears at the beginning of a sentence.
Did you know?
- In the Netherlands, when sorting Vincent van Gogh alphabetically in a library or phone book, he is often listed under 'G' for Gogh rather than 'V' for van.
- While van is lowercase in Vincent van Gogh, it must be capitalized as Van Gogh if you omit the first name. For example, one would write 'The works of Van Gogh'.
- The preposition van in the artist's name shares an ancestral root with the English word 'off', tracing back to the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂epo.
Examples in context
- Vincent van Gogh was een Nederlandse schilder.Vincent van Gogh was a Dutch painter.This sentence is useful for identifying that Vincent van Gogh was a Dutch painter.Tatoeba #4914787 by RobinvanderVliet, translation #1787768 by Amastan
- Ik hou van de schilderijen van Vincent van Gogh.I love the paintings of Vincent van Gogh.
- Vincent van Gogh woonde in Frankrijk.Vincent van Gogh lived in France.
Example conversation
Daan and Julia are visiting an art museum.
- DaanKijk Julia, dit is een werk van Vincent van Gogh.Look Julia, this is a work by Vincent van Gogh.
- JuliaWat prachtige kleuren heeft hij gebruikt!What beautiful colors he used!
- DaanJa, dat is echt kenmerkend voor hem.Yes, that is really characteristic of him.
- JuliaHij is mijn favoriete schilder.He is my favorite painter.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries van, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
