No. 2,429 in Dutch
vrijwillige
"Voluntary."
In a sentence
De vrijwilligers hebben geholpen bij het opruimen van het park.
The volunteers helped with cleaning the park.
Here, "vrijwillige" is used as a noun in its plural form "vrijwilligers" which means "volunteers." It refers to individuals who work voluntarily.
Het vrijwilligerswerk biedt veel voldoening.
Volunteer work offers a lot of satisfaction.
Here, "vrijwillige" is in the form "vrijwilligerswerk," which is a compound noun meaning "volunteer work." It describes the nature of the activity.
Hij nam een vrijwillige beslissing om te helpen.
He made a voluntary decision to help.
Here, "vrijwillige" serves as an adjective meaning "voluntary" to describe the type of decision he made.
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