No. 5,688 in Dutch
museum
A building or place for preserving and displaying art, history, or other objects of cultural, scientific, or educational importance.
In a sentence
Ik bezocht het museum gisteren met mijn familie.
I visited the museum yesterday with my family.
In this sentence, the word 'museum' is used to refer to a physical location where historical or artistic items are displayed. 'Het museum' acts as the direct object of the verb 'bezocht'.
Zijn interesse in geschiedenis groeide na zijn bezoek aan een beroemd museum.
His interest in history grew after his visit to a famous museum.
Here, 'museum' is embedded in a prepositional phrase 'aan een beroemd museum,' specifying the location related to the action of the visit described.
Het Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam heeft een galleria vol meesterwerken.
The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam has a gallery full of masterpieces.
In this usage, 'museum' is part of a proper noun (Rijksmuseum), identifying a specific well-known museum. It functions as the subject of the verb phrase 'heeft een galleria.'
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