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<?php
$dutch_date = "donderdag 27 maart 2014 00:30";
$dutch_day = array();
preg_match("#(?<name>\w+)#s",$dutch_date, $dutch_day);
echo "<pre>";
print_r($dutch_day);
echo "</pre>";
?>