No. 2,402 in Dutch
verrassende
Surprising.
In a sentence
De film had een verrassende wending.
The movie had a surprising twist.
The word 'verrassende' describes the nature of the twist as unexpected.
Zij organiseerde een verrassende verjaardag voor haar vriend.
She organized a surprising birthday for her friend.
Here 'verrassende' characterizes the birthday as an event filled with surprises.
Het verrassende nieuws bracht iedereen in verwarring.
The surprising news confused everyone.
In this context, 'verrassende' describes the news as causing surprise or being unexpected.
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