No. 1,559 in Dutch
ff
"Ff" is an informal Dutch abbreviation for "even," meaning "for a moment" or "quickly."
In a sentence
Kan je ff wachten, ik ben bijna klaar.
Can you wait for a moment, I'm almost done.
In this sentence, 'ff' is a colloquial abbreviation for 'even', which conveys the meaning of doing something for a short duration or briefly.
Ik moet ff gaan bellen met mijn moeder.
I need to make a quick call to my mother.
Here, 'ff' serves its purpose as a short form of 'even', indicating a brief action or period required for making the phone call.
Hij wil ff naar de winkel voordat we vertrekken.
He wants to go to the store quickly before we leave.
In this instance, 'ff' is used to specify the brevity of the action, showing that the visit to the store will not take long.
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