No. 1,758 in Dutch
vreemd
Strange; foreign; unusual.
In a sentence
Hij gedroeg zich vreemd toen hij het nieuws hoorde.
He behaved strangely when he heard the news.
Here, 'vreemd' is used as an adverb meaning 'strangely' or 'oddly' to describe the manner of behavior.
Het is vreemd dat niemand weet waar hij is.
It is strange that no one knows where he is.
In this sentence, 'vreemd' functions as an adjective describing a situation as 'unusual' or 'unexpected'.
Ik voelde mij vreemd in een onbekende stad.
I felt strange in an unfamiliar city.
Here, 'vreemd' conveys the feeling of discomfort or alienation, often associated with unfamiliarity rather than oddness.
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