No. 671 in Dutch
groene
"Groene" means "green" in English.
In a sentence
Ik heb een groene appel gegeten.
I ate a green apple.
Here, 'groene' is an adjectival form used to describe the noun 'appels' (apples), with 'groen' being the base adjective.
De groene trui hangt in de kast.
The green sweater is hanging in the closet.
In this example, 'groene' again describes a noun, 'trui' (sweater), indicating its color.
We wandelen vaak in het groene bos.
We often walk in the green forest.
Here, 'groene' is applied to the noun 'bos' (forest), indicating its lush or green characteristics.
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