No. 113 in Dutch
geleden
"Ago."
In a sentence
Ik ontmoette haar vijf jaar geleden.
I met her five years ago.
Here, 'geleden' is used to specify that an event happened a certain number of years ago.
De les begon twee uur geleden.
The lesson started two hours ago.
In this sentence, 'geleden' indicates that the lesson began at a point in time exactly two hours in the past.
Wat er twee dagen geleden gebeurde, was onverwachts.
What happened two days ago was unexpected.
'Gegen' in this context refers to something that took place two days prior to the present, establishing a point of reference in time.
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