No. 2,423 in Dutch
voorlaatste
Second to last.
In a sentence
De voorlaatste trein vertrekt om 22:30.
The second to last train leaves at 10:30 PM.
Here, 'voorlaatste' describes the second to last train in a sequence of scheduled departures.
Hij kwam als voorlaatste over de finish.
He crossed the finish line as second to last.
'Voorlaatste' depicts the position in a race where the individual finished second only to the last participant.
In het boek is het voorlaatste hoofdstuk het meest spannend.
In the book, the second to last chapter is the most thrilling.
'Voorlaatste' specifies the numerical position of a chapter in a sequence within a book.
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