This is the 2221st most frequent Dutch word.
neergestoken
"Stabbed" or "stabbed down."
Here 'neergestoken' is used as part of the passive construction indicating what happened to the subject.
Hij werd neergestoken in een donker steegje.
He was stabbed in a dark alley.
In this sentence, 'neergestoken' is used to emphasize the victim in a narrative context situated in the past.
De politie onderzoekt waarom de man werd neergestoken.
The police are investigating why the man was stabbed.
Here, 'neergestoken' describes a visible occurrence as part of instruction or advice.