No. 139 in Dutch
blijkt
"Blijkt" means "appears" or "turns out."
In a sentence
Het lijkt dat hij druk is, maar het blijkt dat hij tijd had om het werk af te maken.
It seems that he is busy, but it turns out that he had time to finish the work.
Blijkt here is used to indicate that a fact is revealed or becomes apparent, contrasting with an initial assumption.
Het blijkt uit de rapporten dat het productiever is om het proces digitaal te maken.
It appears from the reports that it is more productive to digitalize the process.
Blijkt in this sentence conveys that a conclusion or information is drawn from data or evidence.
Wat blijkt? De trein heeft vertraging door een technisch probleem.
What turns out? The train is delayed due to a technical issue.
Blijkt is here used to introduce a revealed or surprising fact in a conversational tone.
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