No. 1,138 in Dutch
rot
"Rot" in Dutch means "decay" or "something rotten."
In a sentence
De appel is helemaal rot geworden.
The apple has become completely rotten.
The word "rot" is used here as an adjective meaning "rotten", describing the state of the apple.
Wat een rotstreek om te verdwijnen zonder iets te zeggen!
What a dirty trick to disappear without saying anything!
In this sentence, "rot" is part of the compound word "rotstreek", where it adds an emotional connotation meaning unpleasant or bad.
Ik voel me echt rot sinds gisteren.
I've been feeling really bad since yesterday.
Here, "rot" is used informally as an adjective to describe a negative emotional state or feeling unwell.
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