No. 848 in Dutch
normale
"Normale" means "normal" or "usual" in English.
In a sentence
De normale gang van zaken werd gevolgd.
The normal course of events was followed.
Here, "normale" describes the ordinary or expected sequence of events.
Zijn gedrag was niet normale voor een professioneel.
His behavior was not normal for a professional.
In this context, "normale" is used to express that the behavior did not conform to the standard expectations for someone in a professional role.
In een normale situatie zou dat niet gebeuren.
In a normal situation, that would not happen.
The word "normale" here gives the quality of conformity to standards or expected conditions to the situation.
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