aansprakelijk
liable | Think ‘answerable’: AAN + SPRAAK (speak to) → you’re answerable/liable.
afsluiten
to take out (insurance) | AF = off + SLUITEN = close → you ‘close a policy’ to take it out.
ander, de
other (person), the | ANDER ~ ‘another’ (hear ‘an-der’) → the other person.
antiek
antique | Looks like ‘antique’—same meaning.
bal, de
ball, the | Cognate with ‘ball’.
buitenkant, de
outside, the | BUITEN (outside) + KANT (side) → the outside/exterior.
dekken
to cover | Think ‘deck’ a table = cover/set it.
diefstal, de
theft, the | DIEF (thief) + -STAL ~ ‘steal’ → theft.
eigendom, het
property, the | EIGEN (own) + -DOM (domain) → your own domain = property.
inboedel, de
household contents, the | IN (in) + BOEDEL (goods) → goods inside the home.
kopie, de
copy, the | It’s just ‘copy’ with a K.
lekkage, de
leakage, the | LEK = leak → ‘lekkage’ = leakage (think ‘leaky garage’).
onverwacht
unexpected | ON- (un-) + VERWACHT (expected) → unexpected.
opzet, de
purpose, the | ‘set-up’/intent: the plan behind something = purpose (insurance often excludes ‘opzet’ = intent).
ruil, de
exchange, the | ‘RUIL’: imagine ‘U and I’ swap places → exchange.
ruit, de
window, the | ‘Ruiten’ is the diamond suit; old panes form diamond patterns → window pane.
schade, de
damage, the | Think ‘scathe’ (unscathed = undamaged) → ‘schade’ = damage.
trappen
to kick | Foot action—kick it (you also ‘trappen’ on a bike).
vaas, de
vase, the | Looks like ‘vase’ with a long ‘aa’.
vergoeding, de
compensation, the | VERGOEDEN = ‘make it good again’ → compensation/reimbursement.
verzekeraar, de
insurer, the | From ‘zeker’ (sure/certain) → the one who makes you ‘sure’ (insures).
visite, de
visit, the | Looks like ‘visit(e)’ → a visit/visitors.
voertuig, het
vehicle, the | VOER (to carry/transport) + TUIG (gear) → transport gear = vehicle.
vrijwillig
voluntarily | VRIJ (free) + WILLIG (willing) → free-willing = voluntary.
