No. 125 in Dutch
kreeg
"Got" or "received."
In a sentence
Ik kreeg een cadeau van mijn vriend.
I received a gift from my friend.
The word 'kreeg' is the past tense of 'krijgen', meaning 'to receive'.
Toen ik jong was, kreeg ik vaak verhalen te horen van mijn grootouders.
When I was young, I often got to hear stories from my grandparents.
Here, 'kreeg' conveys the act of being given the opportunity to experience something.
Na hard werken, kreeg hij eindelijk erkenning voor zijn inspanningen.
After hard work, he finally earned recognition for his efforts.
In this sentence, 'kreeg' emphasizes achieving or being awarded something as the result of effort.
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