No. 1,147 in Dutch
steken
"Steken" means "to stab," "to stick," or "to insert" in English.
In a sentence
Ik weet niet wie me in de arm heeft gestoken.
I don't know who stabbed me in the arm.
Here, 'gestoken' is the past participle of 'steken' and is used to describe the action of stabbing in the arm.
Ik moest het touw met een mes steken om het los te maken.
I had to cut the rope with a knife to loosen it.
In this sentence, 'steken' refers to making an incision into the rope with a knife.
De bij heeft me gestoken toen ik bij de bloemen stond.
The bee stung me when I was near the flowers.
Here, 'gestoken' describes the action of the bee stinging.
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