No. 63 in Dutch
met
"With"
In a sentence
Ik ga met mijn vriend naar de bioscoop.
I am going to the cinema with my friend.
Here, 'met' signifies accompaniment, showing that the speaker is joined by their friend.
De soep wordt met een lepel gegeten.
The soup is eaten with a spoon.
In this context, 'met' expresses the means or instrument with which an action is performed—the spoon used to eat.
Hij sprak met overtuiging tot het publiek.
He spoke to the audience with conviction.
Here, 'met' is used to describe the manner or quality with which the subject (he) performed the action (spoke).
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