No. 2,360 in Dutch
telt
"Counts"
In a sentence
Mijn broer telt elke avond zijn spaargeld om te zien hoeveel hij heeft.
My brother counts his savings every evening to see how much he has.
Here, 'telt' is used as a verb form of 'tellen', meaning 'to count', indicating the act of adding up or counting items.
Elke stem telt mee in deze belangrijke verkiezing.
Every vote counts in this important election.
In this context, 'telt' conveys the meaning of 'counting' as being important, relevant, or having a contribution to a goal or result.
De stad telt ongeveer 200.000 inwoners.
The city counts approximately 200,000 inhabitants.
Here, 'telt' is used to indicate the total number of something, expressing an estimation or count.
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