No. 3,264 in Dutch
grijs
Gray (colour).
In a sentence
De lucht is vandaag grijs.
The sky is gray today.
Here, 'grijs' describes the color of the sky, used as an adjective.
Mijn grootvader heeft grijs haar.
My grandfather has gray hair.
In this sentence, 'grijs' refers to the color of someone's hair, also an adjective.
Ik vind het schilderij met grijstinten erg mooi.
I find the painting with gray tones very beautiful.
Here, 'grijs' appears as part of a noun phrase 'grijstinten', which refers to tones of gray.
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