This is the 3664th most frequent Dutch word.
scheiden
"To separate" or "to divorce."
Here, 'scheiden' means 'to separate'. The word is used in the context of sorting or dividing waste for recycling or disposal.
Het is belangrijk om afval te scheiden.
It's important to separate waste.
In this sentence, 'scheiden' means 'to divorce' and is used in the context of the legal and personal dissolution of a marriage.
Het paar besloot te scheiden na tien jaar huwelijk.
The couple decided to divorce after ten years of marriage.
Here, 'scheiden' conveys the meaning of 'to naturally separate' due to differing properties, as in a scientific or physical interaction.