op de been

Dutch

Etymology

Literally: “on the legs”, with an old endingless plural of been (instead of contemporary benen). Compare the same construction in German auf den Beinen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌɔp də ˈbeːn/

Prepositional phrase

op de been

  1. standing; upright
  2. up; awake; having got up
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