No. 68 in Dutch
gewoon
Ordinary; normal; just.
In a sentence
Ik draag een jas naar buiten, want het is gewoon koud.
I wear a coat outside because it is simply cold.
Here, 'gewoon' is used as an adverb meaning 'simply' or 'just', to express that the cold weather straightforwardly necessitates wearing a coat.
In Nederland is het gewoon om met de fiets te gaan.
In the Netherlands, it is normal to travel by bicycle.
Here, 'gewoon' is used as an adjective meaning 'normal', indicating that riding a bicycle is a common practice.
Probeer het gewoon nog een keer!
Just try it one more time!
Here, 'gewoon' is used as an adverb meaning 'just', encouraging someone to straightforwardly attempt it again.
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