No. 129 in Dutch
sinds
"Since" (indicating time).
In a sentence
Ik woon hier sinds 2015.
I have been living here since 2015.
In this sentence, 'sinds' is used as a preposition to indicate the starting point of an action or situation in time.
Sinds ik hier woon, heb ik veel vrienden gemaakt.
Since I have been living here, I have made many friends.
Here, 'sinds' is used as a conjunction to introduce a time clause that marks the starting point of an action or situation.
Onze relatie is sterk gebleven sinds die tijd.
Our relationship has remained strong since that time.
In this example, 'sinds' serves as a preposition to indicate the time from which the statement applies.
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