honden

honden

Dogs.

Here, 'honden' is the plural form of 'hond' and refers to multiple dogs.

De honden spelen in het park.

The dogs are playing in the park.

In this sentence, 'honden' is used in a general sense to speak about dogs as a category or type.

Ik houd van honden, vooral kleine rassen.

I love dogs, especially small breeds.

Here, 'honden' again refers to dogs in general, and it is used as the topic of the statement.

Honden kunnen goede huisdieren zijn als ze goed worden opgevoed.

Dogs can make good pets when they are properly trained.