No. 165 in Dutch
volgende
"Next."
In a sentence
De volgende keer zal ik je bellen.
Next time, I will call you.
Here, 'volgende' is used as an adjective to mean 'next', describing the noun 'keer' which means 'time'.
Het volgende op de lijst is het dessert.
The next item on the list is the dessert.
'Volgende' here functions as an adjective describing 'het', referring to the item to be considered next.
Wie is de volgende die aan de beurt is?
Who is the next one in line?
In this sentence, 'de volgende' acts as a noun phrase meaning 'the next person', formed by combining the article 'de' and the adjective 'volgende'.
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