late

late

"Late" in Dutch means "let."

Here, 'laat' means 'late', referring to being behind schedule.

Ik was te laat voor de bus.

I was too late for the bus.

Here, 'laat' is used as a verb meaning 'lets' or 'allows'.

Zij laat haar hond uit in het park.

She lets her dog out in the park.

Here, 'late' is used as an adjective describing a flight that is scheduled to arrive late at night.

De late vlucht arriveerde pas om middernacht.

The late flight only arrived at midnight.