This is the 4884th most frequent Dutch word.
gerwen
"Gerwen" is a Dutch proper noun referring to a village in the municipality of Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten, in the province of North Brabant, Netherlands.
Here, 'Gerwen' is used as the name of a location.
Ik ga vaak naar Gerwen, een klein dorp in Nederland.
I often go to Gerwen, a small village in the Netherlands.
Here, 'gerwen' is used as a rarely used verb meaning 'to achieve' in the context of striving for something.
Hij kan proberen te gerwen, maar het zal niet gemakkelijk zijn.
He can try to achieve it, but it won't be easy.
Here, 'Gerwen' refers to a name as it is used in historical context.