No. 8,207 in Dutch
gekeerd
"Turned" or "reversed."
In a sentence
Hij is naar huis gekeerd na een lange reis.
He has returned home after a long journey.
Here, 'gekeerd' is used as the past participle of the verb 'keren', meaning 'to turn' or 'return'. It describes the action of coming back to a place.
De situatie is helemaal omgekeerd sinds vorig jaar.
The situation has completely reversed since last year.
In this sentence, 'gekereerd' appears in the context of 'omkeren', meaning 'to reverse'. It indicates a complete change or turnaround in situation.
Zijn blik was naar buiten gekeerd.
His gaze was turned outward.
Here, 'gekeerd' describes a physical orientation or direction, indicating the direction the gaze is facing.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “gekeerd” in actual Dutch podcasts.
Find “gekeerd” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Dutch podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into Nederlands, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Dutch books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).