No. 7,918 in Dutch
edelhert
Red deer.
In a sentence
Het edelhert leeft in de bossen van Europa.
The red deer lives in the forests of Europe.
Here, 'edelhert' is used as a formal noun to refer to the animal species, red deer.
Tijdens onze wandeling zagen we een edelhert aan de rand van het bos.
During our walk, we saw a red deer at the edge of the forest.
In this sentence, 'edelhert' is used descriptively to specify one animal observed in nature.
In de herfst verzamelen edelherten zich voor de bronstijd.
In the autumn, red deer gather for the rutting season.
Here, 'edelherten' is the plural form used to talk about multiple animals engaging in seasonal activity.
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