No. 296 in Dutch
foto
"Foto" means "photo" or "picture" in English.
In a sentence
Ik heb een mooie foto gemaakt van de zonsondergang.
I took a beautiful photo of the sunset.
Here, 'foto' refers to a picture or photograph that was taken by the speaker.
Kun je me de foto laten zien die je gisteren hebt genomen?
Can you show me the photo you took yesterday?
In this context, 'foto' is used to refer to an image or picture that was captured on the previous day.
De foto hing al jaren aan de muur in de woonkamer.
The photo had been hanging on the living room wall for years.
This use of 'foto' describes a physical photograph that has been displayed as a decorative object.
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