No. 312 in Dutch
maart
"Maart" is the Dutch word for "March," the third month of the year.
In a sentence
Maart is de derde maand van het jaar.
March is the third month of the year.
In this sentence, the word 'maart' is used as a proper noun, the name of the third month in the calendar.
We vertrekken in maart op vakantie.
We are going on holiday in March.
Here, 'maart' is used as a time marker, indicating the period of the year in which an event will take place.
De lente begint vaak in maart.
Spring often starts in March.
In this context, 'maart' describes the month when a specific season generally starts, serving as a temporal indicator.
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