No. 2,249 in Dutch
oorspronkelijke
"Original" or "initial."
In a sentence
De oorspronkelijke bewoners van het eiland spreken een unieke taal.
The original inhabitants of the island speak a unique language.
Here, 'oorspronkelijke' is used to describe the inhabitants who were the first or original ones to live on the island.
Het ontwerp van het gebouw bleef in zijn oorspronkelijke staat na de renovatie.
The design of the building remained in its original state after the renovation.
In this sentence, 'oorspronkelijke' is used to indicate the state or form that existed initially, before subsequent changes.
Tijdens de vertaling werd de oorspronkelijke tekst zorgvuldig behouden.
During the translation, the original text was carefully preserved.
Here, 'oorspronkelijke' refers to the text in its original form, as it was created initially, before any translation.
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