This is the 2602nd most frequent Dutch word.
hasselt
"Hasselt" is a proper noun referring to a city in Belgium or the Netherlands.
In this sentence, 'Hasselt' is used as a proper noun referring to a specific city in Belgium.
Hasselt is een stad in België.
Hasselt is a city in Belgium.
Here, 'Hasselt' is still a proper noun, used in a context indicating a place of residence.
Ik woon in Hasselt sinds 2015.
I have lived in Hasselt since 2015.
In this sentence, 'Hasseltse' is an adjective derived from 'Hasselt', describing something belonging to or associated with the city.