No. 5,408 in Dutch
leen
"Leen" means "fief" or "loan" in English, depending on context.
In a sentence
Ik leen graag boeken van de bibliotheek.
I like to borrow books from the library.
In this sentence, 'leen' is used as the first-person singular present tense form of the verb 'lenen', which means 'to borrow'.
Voor dat feest leen ik mijn auto aan mijn vriend.
For that party, I lend my car to my friend.
Here, 'leen' is used in a sentence where 'lenen' means 'to lend', showing its versatility depending on context.
Kun je mij tien euro lenen tot morgen?
Can you lend me ten euros until tomorrow?
In this context, 'leen' represents a request, where the verb 'lenen' is used to ask for a temporary borrowing.
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