No. 1,713 in Dutch
tellen
"To count."
In a sentence
Ik kan tot tien tellen.
I can count up to ten.
Here, 'tellen' is used in its basic meaning, which is 'to count'.
Elke stem telt in een democratie.
Every vote counts in a democracy.
In this sentence, 'tellen' is used to convey importance or significance.
Bij de controle bleek dat er een fout in het tellen zat.
During the check, it turned out there was an error in the counting.
'Tellen' in this context refers to the action of counting or enumeration.
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