No. 311 in Dutch
langs
"Langs" means "along" or "past" in English.
In a sentence
Ik liep langs het kanaal.
I walked along the canal.
In this sentence, 'langs' means 'along' and is used to indicate movement adjacent to a specific path, in this case, the canal.
Ze kwamen langs mijn huis voor een bezoek.
They came by my house for a visit.
Here, 'langs' signifies 'by' or 'past', indicating that the action involved stopping near or at the mentioned location, in this instance, 'my house'.
Kun je me de pen langs schuiven?
Could you slide me the pen?
In this usage, 'langs' refers to 'over' or 'by' in the context of passing an object, signifying movement of the pen towards the speaker.
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