"er" meaning in Dutch

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Adverb

IPA: /ɛr/, /ər/, /dər/
Etymology: Weak form of der, the unstressed form of daar ("there") Head templates: {{nl-adv}} er
  1. there (unspecific to distance)
    Sense id: en-er-nl-adv-Z7S6efju
  2. pronominal adverb form of het: it; him, her, them Tags: adverb, form-of, pronominal Form of: het (extra: it; him, her, them)
    Sense id: en-er-nl-adv-ACM1Enfr Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 19 65 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Adverb

IPA: /ɛr/, /ər/, /dər/
Etymology: From Old Dutch iro, genitive of the personal pronoun (3rd person plural). Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|odt|iro}} Old Dutch iro Head templates: {{nl-adv}} er
  1. (partitive pronoun) of them, of those (often not translated in English) Tags: partitive, pronoun Synonyms: ervan Related terms: daar, hier, waar, er zijn
    Sense id: en-er-nl-adv-GkPgD26A
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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          "english": "I have worked with it/them.",
          "text": "Ik heb ermee gewerkt.",
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