berg

This is the 1977th most frequent Dutch word.


berg

Mountain.


Here, 'berg' is used to refer to a mountain, demonstrating the geographic meaning of the word.

De berg is hoog en bedekt met sneeuw.

The mountain is high and covered with snow.


In this sentence, 'berg' is used metaphorically to describe a large quantity of something, in this case, work.

Ik heb een berg werk te doen voor morgen.

I have a mountain of work to do for tomorrow.


Here, 'berg' refers to a heap or pile of something, emphasizing its applicational use to describe accumulations.

We hebben de berg afval eindelijk opgeruimd.

We finally cleaned up the pile of waste.