No. 1,285 in Dutch
gevaarlijke
Dangerous.
In a sentence
De gevaarlijke slang kroop langzaam naar de boom.
The dangerous snake crawled slowly towards the tree.
In this sentence, 'gevaarlijke' is used as an adjective to describe the noun 'snake', emphasizing its nature as threatening or risky.
Deze situatie is een gevaarlijke uitdaging voor onervaren klimmers.
This situation is a dangerous challenge for inexperienced climbers.
Here, 'gevaarlijke' characterizes the noun 'challenge', implying that the situation could pose a threat or entails risks.
Het verkeer op deze drukke weg is gevaarlijker dan ik had verwacht.
The traffic on this busy road is more dangerous than I had anticipated.
In this example, 'gevaarlijker' is the comparative form of 'gevaarlijke', modifying the noun 'traffic' to compare its level of danger with what was expected.
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