No. 4,443 in Dutch
cherry
The Dutch word for "cherry" is **kers**: a small, round, red fruit with a pit.
In a sentence
Ik houd van kersen in mijn yoghurt.
I like cherries in my yogurt.
In this sentence, the word 'kersen' (cherries) is used in its plural form to refer to the fruit.
De kleur van haar jurk is kersrood.
The color of her dress is cherry red.
Here, 'kersrood' is a compound word where 'kers' (cherry) combines with 'rood' (red) to describe a specific shade of red.
Ze zegt altijd: 'Life is a bowl of cherries!'
She always says: 'Life is a bowl of cherries!'
In this sentence, the term 'cherries' is part of an idiomatic expression borrowed directly into Dutch from English, used metaphorically to refer to life's pleasurable aspects.
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