No. 2,123 in Dutch
hypotheek
Mortgage.
In a sentence
Ik heb een hypotheek afgesloten bij de bank.
I obtained a mortgage from the bank.
Here, 'hypotheek' is used as a noun referring to a financial agreement for borrowing money to purchase property.
Met de huidige rentevoeten is een hypotheek erg voordelig.
With the current interest rates, a mortgage is very advantageous.
In this case, 'hypotheek' describes the concept of borrowing money against property under specific financial terms.
Mijn ouders hebben hun hypotheek na twintig jaar volledig afgelost.
My parents fully repaid their mortgage after twenty years.
Here, 'hypotheek' refers to the loan itself which has been repaid.
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