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No. 5,120 in Dutch

inge

"Inge" is a Dutch given name, often used for females, derived from Germanic origins meaning "protected" or "guarded."

In a sentence

  • Inge is een vriendelijke persoon.

    Inge is a friendly person.

    Here 'Inge' is used as a proper noun, which typically serves as someone's name.

  • Zij heeft de lamp ingeplugd.

    She plugged in the lamp.

    In this sentence, 'inge' is part of a compound verb ('ingeplugd'), where 'in-' is a prefix meaning 'into' and 'plugd' relates to the act of plugging.

  • Het is nu tijd om ingen acties te nemen.

    It is now time to take deliberate actions.

    Here 'ingen' is used as a word with specific meaning, sharing roots with deliberate or considered action, depending on context.

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