vergissen is menselijk

== Dutch == === Alternative forms === vergissen is menschelijk (uncommon, obsolete) zich vergissen is menselijk (uncommon) === Etymology === Calque of Latin errāre hūmānum est. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vərˈɣɪ.sə(n) ɪs ˈmɛn.sə.lək/ === Proverb === vergissen is menselijk to err is human [from 19th c.] 1912, Theo Manninga, 'Vergissen is menschelijk. Komische voordracht voor twee dames, J. Vink (publ.). ==== Usage notes ==== Although vergissen is a reflexive verb, the proverb usually excludes the reflexive third-person object pronoun zich.