No. 498 in Danish
gammel
"Old."
In a sentence
Min bedstemor er meget gammel.
My grandmother is very old.
In this sentence, 'gammel' is used as an adjective describing a person's age, indicating that the grandmother has advanced years.
Denne bilmodel er ret gammel, men stadig pålidelig.
This car model is quite old but still reliable.
Here, 'gammel' serves as an adjective to describe an object, the car model, referring to its age or time of production.
Jeg fandt et gammelt fotoalbum i loftet.
I found an old photo album in the attic.
In this sentence, 'gammel' is again used as an adjective and describes an object, the photo album, focusing on its age or historical aspect.
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