weeskinderen

This is the 3942nd most frequent Dutch word.


weeskinderen

Orphaned children.


The word 'weeskinderen' is used as a subject to refer to children who have lost their parents.

De weeskinderen speelden samen in de tuin.

The orphans played together in the garden.


Here, 'weeskinderen' indicates the beneficiaries of an action, specifying who the building is for.

Men bouwde een tehuis voor de weeskinderen in het dorp.

They built a home for the orphans in the village.


In this case, 'weeskinderen' is part of a prepositional phrase, elaborating on the subject of the story.

Het verhaal over de weeskinderen raakte iedereen in de zaal.

The story about the orphans moved everyone in the audience.