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Nikolaas is an English word starting with the letter N. With 4 example sentences you'll see exactly how it works in context.

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Nikolaas in a sentence

Using Nikolaas

  • In the example corpus, nikolaas often appears in combinations such as: nikolaas tinbergen.

Context around Nikolaas

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 18 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

biologist 1× humanity 1× uses 1×

Often after:

tinbergen 4×

Sentence patterns with Nikolaas

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

dutch biologist nikolaas tinbergen and 1× facing humanity nikolaas tinbergen right 1× nikolaas tinbergen s 1× sociobiology uses nikolaas tinbergen s 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

in 1936 he 1× lorenz s vision 1× nikolaas tinbergen s 1× sociobiology uses nikolaas 1×

Common sentence endings:

discipline of biology 1× lorenz left 1978 1× of animal behavior 1× types of explanations 1×

Words around Nikolaas

Just before it in the word index:

nikola 190 nikol 80 nikodym 4 nikodemus 3 niko 55 niklaus 4

Just after it in the word index:

nikolaev 5 nikolaevna 2 nikolaevsk 2 nikolai 99 nikolaikirche 2 nikolais 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 6 aaah 6 aaargh 6 aacl 6 aadhi 6 aak 6

Corpus analysis for Nikolaas

  • In this selection, "nikolaas" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 18 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, biologist, humanity, uses and tinbergen stand out and add context to how "nikolaas" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include dutch biologist nikolaas tinbergen and and facing humanity nikolaas tinbergen right. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "nikolaas" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with nikolaas

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Sociobiology uses Nikolaas Tinbergen 's four categories of questions and explanations of animal behavior. (14 words)

Lorenz's vision of the challenges facing humanity Nikolaas Tinbergen (right), Konrad Lorenz (left), 1978. (15 words)

Nikolaas Tinbergen 's four categories of questions can help to clarify the distinctions between several different, but complementary, types of explanations. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

In 1936 he met Dutch biologist Nikolaas Tinbergen, and the two collaborated in developing ethology as a separate sub-discipline of biology. (22 words)

Nikolaas Tinbergen 's four categories of questions can help to clarify the distinctions between several different, but complementary, types of explanations. (21 words)

Lorenz's vision of the challenges facing humanity Nikolaas Tinbergen (right), Konrad Lorenz (left), 1978. (15 words)

Example sentences (4)

In 1936 he met Dutch biologist Nikolaas Tinbergen, and the two collaborated in developing ethology as a separate sub-discipline of biology.

Lorenz's vision of the challenges facing humanity Nikolaas Tinbergen (right), Konrad Lorenz (left), 1978.

Nikolaas Tinbergen 's four categories of questions can help to clarify the distinctions between several different, but complementary, types of explanations.

Sociobiology uses Nikolaas Tinbergen 's four categories of questions and explanations of animal behavior.

Common combinations with nikolaas

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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