No. 5,879 in Dutch
party
A social gathering or celebration.
In a sentence
De party was erg leuk en we hebben tot laat gedanst.
The party was very fun and we danced until late.
Here, 'party' is used as a noun borrowed directly from English to refer to a social gathering or event.
Hij is een belangrijke partij in deze discussie.
He is an important party in this discussion.
In this sentence, 'partij' (a cognate) is used to mean 'party' in the sense of a participant or side in a discussion or negotiation.
We kochten een nieuwe party-tent voor het evenement.
We bought a new party tent for the event.
'Party-tent' is a compound word where 'party' qualifies 'tent' suggesting it's a tent designed for parties or events.
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