No. 2,323 in Dutch
seconde
"Seconde" in Dutch means "second," a unit of time equal to 1/60 of a minute.
In a sentence
Hij dacht een seconde over het antwoord na.
He thought for a second about the answer.
The word 'seconde' is used here to denote a short period of time (one second) during contemplation.
De raket werd na enkele seconden gelanceerd.
The rocket was launched after a few seconds.
In this context, 'seconden' (the plural form of 'seconde') indicates the counting of seconds as a specific duration of time.
In een minuut zitten zestig seconden.
There are sixty seconds in a minute.
Here, 'seconden' is used scientifically to define the standard unit of time.
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