No. 7,004 in Dutch
almaar
"Almaar" means "continuously" or "incessantly" in English.
In a sentence
Hij blijft almaar praten zonder te stoppen.
He keeps on talking without stopping.
In this sentence, 'almaar' is used to express continuous, ongoing action, indicating that the talking goes on persistently without pause.
De regen valt almaar harder en het lijkt niet te eindigen.
The rain keeps falling harder and it doesn't seem to end.
Here, 'almaar' emphasizes the increasing intensity of the rain over time, suggesting a gradual escalation.
Ze kocht almaar meer boeken tot haar kast helemaal vol was.
She kept buying more books until her shelf was completely full.
In this example, 'almaar' is employed to denote the repetitive accumulation of books leading to a resultant state.
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