"van" means "belonging to" or "from"
for example:
this is mine = dit is VAN mij
You could just translate it with 'of': Het boek van mijn vader: "The book of my father"
'from English to Dutch' is 'van Engels naar Nederlands' in dutch
it means 'of the'
Robin van Persie is Dutch and his native language is Dutch. He also speaks English fluently.
'van der Hyden' is a surname.
Dutch to English dictionaries provide a means of finding the English equivalent of a Dutch word. Popular Dutch to English dictionaries include Routledge, Prisma and Van Dale.
J. G. van Heldoren has written: 'An English and Nether-dutch dictionary' -- subject(s): Early works to 1800, Dictionaries, Dutch language, Dutch, English, English language
If you have a message from [English] = Als je een bericht hebt van [Dutch].
That's just a name.
It's not Obama, despite the ignorant beliefs. Martin Van Buren's first language was Dutch.
Ronald Reagan had that nickname. Interestingly, in the 1930s, he was a radio announcer, and used the air-name "Dutch Reagan."
Netherlands (Dutch): "a friend of yours"
"From the" is an English equivalent of the Dutch phrase "van de."Specifically, the preposition "van" means "of, from." The definite article "de" means "the." In terms of a person's last name, the preposition and the article may be followed by a noun that indicates the family's hometown.