tellen

tellen

"To count."

Here, 'tellen' is used in its basic meaning, which is 'to count'.

Ik kan tot tien tellen.

I can count up to ten.

In this sentence, 'tellen' is used to convey importance or significance.

Elke stem telt in een democratie.

Every vote counts in a democracy.

'Tellen' in this context refers to the action of counting or enumeration.

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.