No. 749 in Dutch
gewone
"Gewone" means "ordinary" or "common" in English.
In a sentence
Dit is een gewone dag.
This is an ordinary day.
Here, 'gewone' is used as an adjective describing the noun 'dag', meaning 'ordinary' or 'common'.
Een gewone mens kan dit probleem begrijpen.
An average person can understand this problem.
In this sentence, 'gewone' qualifies the noun 'mens', implying 'average' or 'normal'.
Ik hou meer van gewone thee dan van kruideninfusies.
I prefer plain tea over herbal infusions.
The word 'gewone' modifies 'thee', used here to mean 'plain' or 'regular' to distinguish from other types of tea.
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