No. 652 in Dutch
aandelen
Shares or stocks.
In a sentence
Ik heb aandelen gekocht in een groeiend technologiebedrijf.
I have bought shares in a growing technology company.
In this sentence, 'aandelen' is used to represent financial shares in a company.
We moeten de taken goed onder elkaar verdelen en de aandelen eerlijk houden.
We need to distribute the tasks well among ourselves and keep the shares fair.
Here, 'aandelen' metaphorically refers to the portions of responsibility or tasks.
Zijn aandelen in de discussie waren waardevol en voegde veel toe aan de uitkomst.
His shares in the discussion were valuable and added a lot to the outcome.
This usage of 'aandelen' refers to contributions or participations in a non-financial context.
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