No. 6,576 in Dutch
vervuild
Polluted.
In a sentence
De lucht in de stad is vervuild door de uitstoot van auto's.
The air in the city is polluted by car emissions.
Here, 'vervuild' is used as an adjective to describe the condition of the air being contaminated.
Het water van de rivier is vervuild door chemisch afval.
The river water is polluted by chemical waste.
In this example, 'vervuild' again functions as an adjective, indicating the river water's state of having been polluted.
Door de jaren heen is de bodem steeds meer vervuild geraakt.
Over the years, the soil has become increasingly polluted.
Here, 'vervuild' is part of a verb phrase, expressing the process of the soil becoming polluted over time.
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