No. 3,216 in Dutch
gemarteld
"Tortured."
In a sentence
Tijdens de middeleeuwen werden vele mensen gemarteld om hun geheimen te onthullen.
During the Middle Ages, many people were tortured to reveal their secrets.
In this sentence, 'gemarteld' is used as a past participle in the passive voice indicating the act of torturing done to people.
Het gemartelde slachtoffer vertelde de waarheid aan de onderzoekers.
The tortured victim told the truth to the investigators.
Here, 'gemartelde' functions as an adjective describing the victim affected by the act of torturing.
Ze droomde dat ze gemarteld werd in een duistere kamer.
She dreamed that she was being tortured in a dark room.
In this example, 'gemarteld' appears with the auxiliary verb 'werd', forming a narrative passive to describe the action in the dream.
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