No. 7,881 in Dutch
dronken
Drunk.
In a sentence
Hij was dronken na het drinken van te veel wijn.
He was drunk after drinking too much wine.
Here, 'dronken' is used as an adjective describing the subject's state of intoxication after consuming alcohol.
Wij dronken thee bij het ontbijt.
We drank tea at breakfast.
In this case, 'dronken' serves as the past tense of the verb 'drinken,' showing the completed action of drinking during breakfast.
De dronken zeeman zong luid in de nacht.
The drunken sailor sang loudly in the night.
The word 'dronken' is utilized as an adjective denoting the sailor's intoxicated condition while engaging in the action of singing.
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