No. 6,977 in Dutch
afwezigen
"Afwezigen" means "absentees" in English.
In a sentence
De docent controleerde het aantal afwezigen in de klas.
The teacher checked the number of absentees in the class.
Here, 'afwezigen' is used as a plural noun referring to people who are absent.
Vanavond zullen er helaas veel afwezigen zijn bij de vergadering.
Tonight, unfortunately, there will be many absentees at the meeting.
In this sentence, 'afwezigen' serves as the subject representing individuals missing from the meeting.
Tijdens het feest merkten we op hoe weinig afwezigen er waren.
During the party, we noticed how few absentees there were.
The use of 'afwezigen' in this sentence highlights its role in expressing the observation of attendees' absence.
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