No. 3,401 in Dutch
linker
"Linker" means "left" (as in the left side).
In a sentence
De linker deur van het huis is blauw geschilderd.
The left door of the house is painted blue.
The word 'linker' is used as an adjective to specify the position relative to an object—in this case, indicating that it is the 'left' door out of potentially multiple doors.
Hij draagt een horloge om zijn linker pols.
He wears a watch on his left wrist.
The word 'linker' specifies the wrist where the watch is worn, acting again as a descriptive adjective indicating position.
De linker rijstrook is gesloten vanwege werkzaamheden.
The left lane is closed due to roadworks.
Here, 'linker' identifies which lane out of multiple is being referred to, demonstrating its function as a positional descriptor.
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