No. 1,097 in Dutch
haast
Haste.
In a sentence
Ik heb haast, want ik moet op tijd zijn voor mijn afspraak.
I am in a hurry because I need to be on time for my appointment.
In this sentence, 'haast' is used as a noun meaning 'hurry', indicating that the speaker has limited time to reach their destination or perform a task.
Ze haast zich naar het station om de trein te halen.
She hurries to the station to catch the train.
Here, 'haast' is part of the verb 'zich haasten', meaning 'to hurry', describing the action of rushing.
Het is haast onmogelijk om dat probleem op te lossen.
It is almost impossible to solve that problem.
In this case, 'haast' functions as an adverb, meaning 'almost', used to modify the adjective 'onmogelijk' (impossible).
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