No. 941 in Dutch
groepen
"Groepen" means "groups" in English.
In a sentence
Er zijn verschillende groepen mensen in de samenleving.
There are different groups of people in society.
In this sentence, 'groepen' is used as a plural noun referring to clusters or types of people.
De leraar verdeelde de klas in kleine groepen.
The teacher divided the class into small groups.
Here, 'groepen' depicts subsets into which the class is categorized, serving as a plural noun.
Wij groepen samen voor een gezamenlijk project.
We group together for a joint project.
In this instance, 'groepen' functions as a verb indicating the act of forming groups collectively.
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