No. 2,496 in Dutch
beveren
"Beveren" is the Dutch verb meaning "to quiver" or "to tremble."
In a sentence
Ik zag een bever zwemmen in de rivier.
I saw a beaver swimming in the river.
Here, 'bever' is used as a noun indicating the animal 'beaver'.
Hij liet zijn beveren zien tijdens de presentatie.
He showed his beavers during the presentation.
In this sentence, 'beveren' might be used as a plural form of 'bever', meaning 'beavers'.
We zijn beveren aan het observeren in het natuurreservaat.
We are observing beavers in the nature reserve.
Here, 'beveren' is part of a phrase indicating the act of observing beavers, tied to the action of 'beaver-related activity'.
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