No. 6,213 in Dutch
short
In Dutch, "short" refers to shorts, meaning short trousers.
In a sentence
Mijn broek is te kort, dus ik koop een nieuwe.
My pants are too short, so I am buying a new one.
Here, 'kort' refers to the physical length of the pants that is insufficient.
De vergadering duurde kort doordat iedereen snel tot een akkoord kwam.
The meeting was short because everyone quickly reached an agreement.
In this sentence, 'kort' describes the relative duration of the meeting, which was brief.
Hij gaf een korte uitleg voordat hij vertrok.
He gave a short explanation before leaving.
Here, 'korte' modifies 'uitleg' to indicate that the explanation was concise or not lengthy.
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