No. 88 in Dutch
afgelopen
"Finished" or "past."
In a sentence
De afgelopen week was zeer druk.
The past week was very busy.
In this sentence, "afgelopen" functions as an adjective, meaning "past" or "previous," to describe the time period (week).
Het concert is afgelopen.
The concert is over.
Here, "afgelopen" functions as a predicate adjective, meaning "over" or "ended," to describe the state of the concert.
We lopen naar het park, maar de afgelopen tijd regende het vaak.
We walk to the park, but recently it has often rained.
In this context, "afgelopen" again means "past" or "recent," emphasizing a time period that has recently ended.
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