No. 2,545 in Dutch
delft
"Delft" refers to a city in the Netherlands, or typically to blue and white Dutch pottery originating from there.
In a sentence
Hij delft een kuil in de tuin.
He digs a pit in the garden.
Here, 'delft' is the verb 'to dig' conjugated for the third person singular in the present tense.
De stad Delft is beroemd om zijn keramiek.
The city of Delft is famous for its ceramics.
In this sentence, 'Delft' serves as a proper noun, referring to a Dutch city.
Met eigen handen delft hij naar goud.
With his own hands, he digs for gold.
Again, 'delft' is used as a verb meaning 'to dig', showing action performed by the subject.
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