No. 1,977 in Dutch
berg
Mountain.
In a sentence
De berg is hoog en bedekt met sneeuw.
The mountain is high and covered with snow.
Here, 'berg' is used to refer to a mountain, demonstrating the geographic meaning of the word.
Ik heb een berg werk te doen voor morgen.
I have a mountain of work to do for tomorrow.
In this sentence, 'berg' is used metaphorically to describe a large quantity of something, in this case, work.
We hebben de berg afval eindelijk opgeruimd.
We finally cleaned up the pile of waste.
Here, 'berg' refers to a heap or pile of something, emphasizing its applicational use to describe accumulations.
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