No. 124 in Dutch
soort
Kind, type, or species.
In a sentence
Er zijn veel soorten bloemen in de tuin.
There are many types of flowers in the garden.
Here, 'soorten' (plural of 'soort') is used to indicate different categories or kinds of flowers.
Hij heeft een soort van geluk vandaag.
He has a sort of luck today.
In this case, 'soort van' is used idiomatically to mean 'a kind of' or 'a type of,' indicating an approximation or something similar.
Dat is mijn soort muziek.
That is my kind of music.
Here, 'soort' is used to indicate a preference or category that aligns with someone's taste.
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