de moeite waard

Dutch

Etymology

Literally, “worth the effort”. Compare French valoir la peine.

Phrase

de moeite waard

  1. worth the trouble, worth it, worth one's while
    Het is de moeite waard. ― It's worth the effort.

Usage notes

The word waard is regularly left out, especially in the negated form:

  1. Dat is niet de moeite. ― That's not worth the effort.
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