No. 7,996 in Dutch
et
"Et" in Dutch means "eats" (third person singular of "eten").
In a sentence
Ik et vanavond graag friet.
I eat fries tonight with pleasure.
In this sentence, "et" is used as a colloquial, regional shortened form of "eet," which means "eat."
In het gedicht rijmt 'et' met 'pret'.
In the poem, 'et' rhymes with 'pret'.
Here, "et" is the phonetic representation of a casual or poetic rhyme, emphasizing oral tradition.
In de chemie staat 'EtOH' voor ethanol.
In chemistry, 'EtOH' stands for ethanol.
In this context, "Et" is the abbreviation for an ethyl group or ethanol in chemical notation.
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