No. 6,203 in Dutch
sex
Sex: Physical activity involving sexual intercourse or related behaviors.
In a sentence
Mijn favoriete film heeft veel actie en een beetje seks.
My favorite movie has a lot of action and a little sex.
In this sentence, 'seks' refers to the concept of sexual activity or content in media.
Biologen bestuderen de verschillen tussen de seksen bij dieren.
Biologists study the differences between the sexes in animals.
Here, 'seksen' is used to denote biological sexes or gender distinctions.
Hij maakte een seksist opmerking tijdens de discussie.
He made a sexist remark during the discussion.
In this example, 'seks-' forms part of the adjective 'seksist,' which relates to discrimination based on sex or gender.
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