No. 1,973 in Dutch
beland
"Beland" means "ended up" or "landed" in English.
In a sentence
Ik ben per ongeluk in het verkeerde café beland.
I accidentally ended up in the wrong café.
The word 'beland' is used here to indicate arriving or ending up somewhere unexpectedly or unintentionally.
Na jaren hard werken, ben ik eindelijk aan de top beland.
After years of hard work, I finally ended up at the top.
In this context, 'beland' refers to reaching a desired or ultimate position or place often as a result of effort.
Hij belandde in een moeilijke situatie vanwege zijn beslissing.
He ended up in a difficult situation because of his decision.
Here, 'belandde' is used to describe someone finding themselves in a certain situation, often as a consequence of prior actions or events.
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