No. 997 in Dutch
verboden
"Forbidden" or "prohibited."
In a sentence
Het is verboden om hier te roken.
It is forbidden to smoke here.
Here, 'verboden' is used as an adjective indicating that an activity is not allowed in a specific location.
Verboden toegang voor onbevoegden.
No unauthorized access allowed.
In this sentence, 'verboden' is part of a noun phrase meaning 'prohibited' or 'forbidden,' modifying 'toegang' (access).
Ze voelde zich alsof ze verboden terrein betrad.
She felt as if she was trespassing on forbidden ground.
'Verboden' functions as an adjective describing 'terrein' (ground), indicating that the area is not allowed to be entered.
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