No. 3,855 in Dutch
verkeerd
Wrong; incorrect.
In a sentence
Ik heb de verkeerde deur geopend.
I opened the wrong door.
Here, 'verkeerde' describes the noun 'de deur' meaning it is not the correct or intended door.
Hij heeft mijn boodschap helemaal verkeerd begrepen.
He completely misunderstood my message.
In this sentence, 'verkeerd' modifies the verb 'begrepen', indicating that the comprehension was incorrect.
De weg die we namen was verkeerd aangegeven op de kaart.
The road we took was incorrectly marked on the map.
Here, 'verkeerd' describes the adverbial nature of how the road was marked, showing that the marking on the map was done incorrectly.
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