This is the 7244th most frequent Dutch word.
beroving
Robbery or deprivation.
Here, 'beroving' is used to mean 'robbery,' referring to a situation where someone is being robbed.
De beroving gebeurde laat in de avond.
The robbery happened late in the evening.
In this context, 'beroving' is again used to mean 'robbery,' describing the event.
Na de beroving hebben we onmiddellijk de politie gebeld.
After the robbery, we immediately called the police.
In this sentence, 'beroving' is used more abstractly to denote the act of depriving someone of something.