No. 3,515 in Dutch
ontvoerden
"Ontvoerden" means "to abduct" or "to kidnap" in English.
In a sentence
De piraten ontvoerden de kapitein om losgeld te eisen.
The pirates kidnapped the captain to demand ransom.
In this sentence, 'ontvoerden' is used to describe the past action of kidnapping a person.
Vroeger ontvoerden mensen soms om conflicten op te lossen.
In the past, people sometimes kidnapped to resolve conflicts.
Here, 'ontvoerden' refers to a habitual action in the past involving kidnapping.
Ze ontvoerden het kind toen niemand het zag.
They kidnapped the child when no one saw.
The word 'ontvoerden' is utilized to indicate a specific occurrence of kidnapping carried out by individuals.
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