No. 1,622 in Dutch
lege
"Lege" means "empty" in English.
In a sentence
Ik heb een lege fles gevonden.
I found an empty bottle.
In this sentence, 'lege' is an adjective modifying 'fles' (bottle), indicating that the bottle is empty.
De lege kamer voelde koud en verlaten aan.
The empty room felt cold and abandoned.
Here, 'lege' describes the noun 'kamer' (room), meaning the room contains no furnishings or people.
Hij gaf mij een lege doos om te gebruiken voor opslag.
He gave me an empty box to use for storage.
The word 'lege' is used as an adjective qualifying 'doos' (box), signifying that the box is empty.
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