No. 8,136 in Dutch
gave
"Gift" or "talent."
In a sentence
Zijn gave om muziek te maken is indrukwekkend.
His talent for making music is impressive.
In this sentence, the word "gave" is used as a noun meaning "talent" or "gift".
Dat was een gave vakantie die we hadden.
That was an awesome vacation we had.
Here, "gave" functions as an adjective expressing something wonderful or cool.
Hij gaf mij een gave voor mijn verjaardag.
He gave me a gift for my birthday.
In this context, "gave" appears as a past tense of the verb "geven" (to give).
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