No. 2,146 in Dutch
kasseien
Cobbles or cobblestones.
In a sentence
De straat is bedekt met kasseien.
The street is paved with cobblestones.
Here, "kasseien" is used as a noun referring to individual cobblestones used to pave streets.
Het geluid van de wielen op de kasseien is typisch.
The sound of the wheels on the cobblestones is distinctive.
In this sentence, "kasseien" represents the surface composed of cobblestones that have a characteristic sound when vehicles pass over them.
Ze hebben een nieuwe manier ontdekt om kasseien te leggen.
They have discovered a new method to lay cobblestones.
The word "kasseien" in this context represents the construction materials (cobblestones) being laid during paving or building.
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