No. 1,702 in Dutch
stopte
"Stopte" is the past tense of the Dutch verb "stoppen," meaning "stopped" in English.
In a sentence
Hij stopte de boeken in zijn tas.
He put the books in his bag.
Here, 'stopte' is used as the past tense of 'stoppen', meaning 'put' or 'stow', indicating an action of placing something inside.
De trein stopte bij het station.
The train stopped at the station.
In this instance, 'stopte' serves as the past tense of 'stoppen', meaning 'stopped', describing the halting action of a train.
Ik stopte met spelen toen het begon te regenen.
I stopped playing when it started to rain.
Here, 'stopte' also translates to 'stopped', representing the ceasing action of an activity due to a certain condition.
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