No. 8,861 in Dutch
kerstballen
Christmas baubles.
In a sentence
Ik hang kerstballen in de kerstboom.
I hang Christmas ornaments in the Christmas tree.
Here 'kerstballen' refers to the traditional Christmas tree decorations.
De kerstballen zijn rood en goud gekleurd.
The Christmas ornaments are colored red and gold.
In this sentence, 'kerstballen' describes the colors or appearance of the ornaments.
Tijdens het schoonmaken heb ik per ongeluk een kerstbal gebroken.
While cleaning, I accidentally broke a Christmas ornament.
This usage of 'kerstballen' talks about an incident involving one of these decorations.
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