No. 2,633 in Dutch
joost
"Joost" is a Dutch male given name.
In a sentence
Joost is een Nederlandse naam die vaak aan jongens wordt gegeven.
Joost is a Dutch name often given to boys.
Here, 'Joost' is used as a personal proper noun, referring to a common first name in Dutch culture.
Joost mag het weten waarom hij te laat is gekomen.
Joost may know why he has arrived late.
In this sentence, 'Joost' is part of the idiomatic Dutch expression 'Joost mag het weten,' which means 'nobody knows' or 'who knows.' It shows a non-literal cultural usage.
Hij speelde een nummer van Joost op de radio.
He played a song by Joost on the radio.
Here, 'Joost' could refer to an artist or musician named Joost, showcasing it as a proper noun in a contextual framework.
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