No. 858 in Dutch
spannend
Exciting.
In a sentence
Het was een spannend boek dat ik in één keer uitlas.
It was an exciting book that I read in one sitting.
The word 'spannend' here denotes 'exciting', describing the nature of the book.
De film had een spannend einde dat mij op het puntje van mijn stoel liet zitten.
The movie had a thrilling ending that left me on the edge of my seat.
In this sentence, 'spannend' conveys 'thrilling' to emphasize the intense excitement of the movie's ending.
Het is altijd spannend om iets nieuws te proberen.
It is always exciting to try something new.
Here, 'spannend' expresses the feeling of excitement and anticipation when attempting something unfamiliar.
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