No. 876 in Danish
aftenen
The evening.
In a sentence
Aftenen var stille og rolig.
The evening was quiet and calm.
Here, 'aftenen' is used as the subject of the sentence, referring to a particular evening as a definitive time frame.
Jeg ser frem til aftenen med mine venner.
I am looking forward to the evening with my friends.
In this sentence, 'aftenen' indicates a specific time in the evening that the speaker anticipates positively.
Under aftenen begyndte det at regne.
During the evening, it started raining.
Here, 'aftenen' defines a period ('during the evening') as the context for the occurrence of an event.
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