No. 1,304 in Dutch
klok
Clock.
In a sentence
De klok aan de muur is kapot.
The clock on the wall is broken.
Here, the word 'klok' is directly used to describe a physical clock as an object.
Ik hoorde de klok twaalf keer luiden.
I heard the clock chime twelve times.
The word 'klok' refers to the bell-like function of a clock used to denote passage of time.
We hebben de klok een uur vooruitgezet voor de zomertijd.
We set the clock forward by one hour for daylight saving time.
In this sentence, 'klok' is used to represent the timekeeping mechanism in general.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “klok” in actual Dutch podcasts.
Find “klok” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Dutch podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into Nederlands, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Dutch books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).