No. 1,311 in Dutch
lekkere
Tasty or delicious.
In a sentence
Ik hou van de lekkere appeltaart.
I love the tasty apple pie.
Here, 'lekkere' is used as an adjective to describe the apple pie ('appeltaart'), referring to its tastiness.
Na een lange wandeling geniet ik van een lekkere kop thee.
After a long walk, I enjoy a nice cup of tea.
In this sentence, 'lekkere' modifies 'kop thee' (cup of tea), emphasizing its pleasantness or quality.
In de zomer is een ijsje altijd lekker.
In the summer, an ice cream is always nice.
Here, 'lekker' is used directly as an adjective (not declined), describing ice cream ('ijsje') in general as enjoyable.
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