No. 6,965 in Dutch
afstudeerden
"Afstudeerden" means "graduated" (past tense, referring to people who completed their studies).
In a sentence
De studenten afstudeerden aan de universiteit na vier jaar hard werken.
The students graduated from the university after four years of hard work.
In this sentence, 'afstudeerden' is used as the past-tense form of the verb 'afstuderen' (to graduate) to indicate the completion of a degree.
Toen zij afstudeerden, ontvingen zij hun diploma tijdens een ceremonie.
When they graduated, they received their diploma during a ceremony.
Here, 'afstudeerden' is used to denote a specific event in the past concerning the action of graduation.
Vorig jaar afstudeerden er veel studenten in de technische sector.
Last year, many students graduated in the technical sector.
In this example, 'afstudeerden' refers to a group of students completing their education in the stated timeframe.
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