No. 3,246 in Dutch
gewelddadig
Violent.
In a sentence
De film was te gewelddadig voor jonge kinderen.
The movie was too violent for young children.
Here, 'gewelddadig' functions as an adjective to describe the nature of the movie, signifying that it contains significant elements of violence.
Hij handelde op een gewelddadige manier tijdens het gevecht.
He acted in a violent manner during the fight.
In this case, 'gewelddadige' is the inflected form of the adjective used to describe 'manier' (manner), indicating the specific characteristic of how he acted.
Het gewelddadige protest duurde de hele nacht.
The violent protest lasted all night.
Here, 'gewelddadige' as an attribute modifies 'protest,' specifying that the protest involved aggressive or forceful actions.
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