No. 347 in Dutch
korte
"Short" or "brief."
In a sentence
Ik draag een korte broek in de zomer.
I wear shorts in the summer.
Here, 'korte broek' indicates 'short pants' or 'shorts'. The word 'korte' describes the length of the clothing as being short.
De presentatie was te korte om de details te bespreken.
The presentation was too short to discuss the details.
In this sentence, 'korte' describes the duration of the presentation, indicating that it was insufficiently long.
Zij heeft een korte samenvatting gegeven van het boek.
She gave a short summary of the book.
Here, 'korte' modifies 'samenvatting' (summary), highlighting the brevity of the summary.
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