This is the 7019th most frequent Dutch word.
analfabeet
"Analfabeet" means "illiterate person" in English.
The term 'analfabeet' is used here as a noun describing someone who cannot read or write.
De analfabeet kon de krant niet lezen door gebrek aan leesvaardigheid.
The illiterate person couldn't read the newspaper due to lack of reading skills.
In this sentence, 'analfabeet' is applied to indicate someone who lacked literacy skills in the past but has since acquired them.
Hij werd vroeger als analfabeet beschouwd, maar heeft inmiddels leren lezen en schrijven.
He was formerly considered an illiterate, but has since learned to read and write.
Here, 'analfabeten' is the plural form, highlighting communities or groups of individuals struggling with literacy.