"ergens" meaning in Dutch

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈɛrɣəns/ Audio: Nl-ergens.ogg
Etymology: From Middle Dutch ergens, ergent, ergen, irgen, from Old Dutch *iergin, *iowergin, from Proto-Germanic *euhwargin. Cognate with Old Saxon hwergin (> Middle Low German ergent, ergens), Old High German hwergin, iowergin (> Middle High German iergen, > German irgend), Old English hwerġen, Old Norse hvargi. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|ergens}} Middle Dutch ergens, {{inh|nl|odt|*iergin}} Old Dutch *iergin, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*euhwargin}} Proto-Germanic *euhwargin, {{cog|osx|hwergin}} Old Saxon hwergin, {{cog|goh|hwergin}} Old High German hwergin Head templates: {{nl-adv}} ergens
  1. somewhere, anywhere
    Sense id: en-ergens-nl-adv-9Fs1rpb7
  2. somehow, in some unspecified way
    Sense id: en-ergens-nl-adv-wC2tgc9N
  3. pronominal adverb form of iets; something Tags: adverb, form-of, pronominal Form of: iets (extra: something)
    Sense id: en-ergens-nl-adv-q-PJUin- Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 4 16 80 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 21 77 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 21 78
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  "etymology_text": "From Middle Dutch ergens, ergent, ergen, irgen, from Old Dutch *iergin, *iowergin, from Proto-Germanic *euhwargin. Cognate with Old Saxon hwergin (> Middle Low German ergent, ergens), Old High German hwergin, iowergin (> Middle High German iergen, > German irgend), Old English hwerġen, Old Norse hvargi.",
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          "english": "My bag is somewhere in the airport.",
          "text": "Ergens op het vliegveld ligt mijn tas.",
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          "english": "Somehow I think he is nice.",
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          "english": "Is there something I can help you with?",
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