No. 348 in Dutch
liep
The Dutch word "liep" means "walked" in English.
In a sentence
De man liep in het park.
The man walked in the park.
The word 'liep' is the past tense of the verb 'lopen', which means 'to walk'. In this sentence, it describes the action of walking that took place in the past.
Het evenement liep anders dan verwacht.
The event turned out differently than expected.
Here, 'liep' is used in a figurative sense within the context of how the course of events unfolded, again in the past tense.
Zij liep stage bij een groot bedrijf.
She did an internship at a large company.
In this sentence, 'liep' idiomatically combines with 'stage lopen' (to do an internship), and the past tense 'liep' indicates that this internship activity occurred in the past.
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