Aswin Rana
Hallo, How are the words 'sterven' and 'overleden' different ? Thank you.
2013년 7월 7일 오후 8:40
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The verbs are: sterven and overlijden.
- sterf stierf gestorven
- overlijd overleed overleden
You often can use both but there is a small difference.
Overlijden is a little bit more former.
So it is better to say:
- Hij overleed aan kanker
In stead of:
- Hij stierf aan kanker
In media (especially in headlines) people tend to use 'overleden'.
For example:
"Zangeres Whitney Houston overleden"
"Ze overleed (of stierf) ....."
2013년 7월 8일
Sterven is closer to "to die" (dood gaan)
Overlijden is closer to "to decease"
2013년 10월 2일
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