No. 4,927 in Dutch
gras
Grass.
In a sentence
Het gras in onze tuin is erg groen.
The grass in our garden is very green.
Here, the word 'gras' is used as a noun referring to the vegetation in the garden.
Ze grasduinde door de papieren op haar bureau.
She skimmed through the papers on her desk.
In this sentence, the verb 'grasduinde' (derived from 'gras') implies the act of skimming or looking through, metaphorically linked to grazing grass.
Het paard eet graag gras in de weide.
The horse likes to eat grass in the meadow.
The word 'gras' here refers directly to the type of plant material as a source of food for the horse.
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