No. 736 in Dutch
dalen
To decrease, descend, or go down.
In a sentence
De temperatuur begint te dalen als de zon ondergaat.
The temperature starts to drop as the sun sets.
The verb 'dalen' is used here to indicate a decrease or reduction in the value of temperature.
We moeten voorzichtig zijn wanneer we van deze steile heuvel afdalen.
We must be careful when we descend this steep hill.
The verb 'afdalen,' derived from 'dalen,' is used to describe the physical action of descending or moving downward.
De prijzen van huizen blijven de laatste maanden dalen.
The prices of houses continue to decrease in recent months.
The verb 'dalen' is employed to discuss the declining trend in the values or costs of goods over time.
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