No. 2,351 in Dutch
struiken
Bushes or shrubs.
In a sentence
De tuin staat vol met kleurrijke struiken.
The garden is full of colorful shrubs.
In this sentence, 'struiken' refers to shrubs, emphasizing its usage as a plural noun for plants.
We struiken door het bos en komen bij een open veld.
We scramble through the forest and reach an open field.
Here, 'struiken' is derived from the verb 'struiken' (to scramble), used in its verb form denoting action.
Hij struikt vaak over struiken omdat het pad smal is.
He often trips over shrubs because the path is narrow.
In this example, 'struiken' is used in an idiomatic sense, as the verb 'struiken' (to trip over something), but also mentions shrubs, showing its noun usage as well.
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