No. 8,038 in Dutch
family
A group of related individuals, typically consisting of parents and their children.
In a sentence
Mijn familie viert altijd Kerstmis samen.
My family always celebrates Christmas together.
The term 'familie' in this sentence refers to one's group of close relatives, such as parents, siblings, and extended relatives living together or closely connected.
De familie Janssen heeft een mooie tuin.
The Janssen family has a beautiful garden.
Here, 'familie' is used to denote a particular household or lineage, specifically the collective name of a family unit.
Tijdens de bijeenkomst kwamen veel familieleden opdagen.
During the gathering, many family members showed up.
In this sentence, 'familieleden' refers to individual members of one's extended family, illustrating another form of the word 'familie' used in plural form.
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