No. 120 in Dutch
deel
Part; section; share.
In a sentence
Dit boek bevat een interessant deel over de middeleeuwen.
This book contains an interesting section about the Middle Ages.
Here, 'deel' refers to a segment or section of a larger entity, in this case, a book.
Ik zal mijn deel van het werk vandaag afmaken.
I will finish my portion of the work today.
Here, 'deel' refers to an assigned part or share of a collective task or workload.
Een belangrijk deel van het huis is onlangs gerenoveerd.
An important part of the house was recently renovated.
Here, 'deel' refers to a portion or fragment of a larger structure or entity, in this case, a house.
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