No. 43 in Dutch
heel
"Heel" in Dutch means "whole," "very," or "entire."
In a sentence
De taart is heel lekker.
The cake is very tasty.
Here, 'heel' is used as an adverb to intensify the adjective 'lekker', meaning 'very'.
Ik heb een heel huis gekocht.
I bought an entire house.
In this sentence, 'heel' acts as an adjective, meaning 'entire' or 'whole', modifying the noun 'huis'.
Hij is weer heel na de breuk.
He is whole again after the break.
Here, 'heel' functions as an adjective meaning 'whole' or 'unbroken', indicating a restored state.
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