No. 996 in Dutch
verbieden
To forbid.
In a sentence
Hij wil roken, maar de dokter heeft het hem verboden.
He wants to smoke, but the doctor has forbidden him to do so.
The word 'verboden' is used as the past participle of 'verbieden' indicating a completed action of prohibiting.
De wet verbiedt het rijden zonder rijbewijs.
The law prohibits driving without a driver's license.
The word 'verbiedt' appears as the third-person singular present tense of 'verbieden', showing an ongoing prohibition.
Ik heb geen reden om je niets te verbieden.
I have no reason to forbid you from anything.
The word 'verbieden' is used in its infinitive form, highlighting the general concept of forbidding.
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