This is the 2938th most frequent Dutch word.
bad
"Bad" in Dutch means "bath" in English.
The word 'bad' here refers to a bathtub, specifically as a noun to describe a common household item used for bathing.
Ik ga vandaag lekker in het bad zitten.
Today, I will relax in the bathtub.
The word 'bad' is part of the larger word 'zwembad', meaning 'swimming pool', here showing compound word formation in Dutch.
Ze hebben een nieuw zwembad in de tuin laten plaatsen.
They installed a new swimming pool in the garden.
The word 'bad' indicates a bath in terms of the action of bathing or the state after a bath, used figuratively or literally.