brievenbus

In a sentence

• De postbode stopte een brief in de brievenbus.

  The postman put a letter in the mailbox.

  Here, 'brievenbus' is used as the recipient for mail items.

• Onze brievenbus is kapot en moet worden vervangen.

  Our mailbox is broken and needs to be replaced.

  In this case, 'brievenbus' refers to a physical object requiring maintenance.

• Ik liep naar de brievenbus om te zien of de krant er al was.

  I walked to the mailbox to see if the newspaper had arrived.

  Here, 'brievenbus' is the location where delivered items, such as newspapers, are found.