No. 90 in Dutch
weg
"Road" or "way."
In a sentence
De weg naar het dorp is lang en bochtig.
The road to the village is long and winding.
Here, 'weg' is used as a noun meaning 'road' or 'way', referring to a physical path.
Hij is weer weg zonder een woord te zeggen.
He has left again without saying a word.
In this sentence, 'weg' is used as an adverb meaning 'gone' or 'away', describing someone's absence.
Ik gooi dat oude papier weg.
I am throwing away that old paper.
Here, 'weg' is part of the verb phrase 'gooi weg', which translates to 'throw away', indicating the act of discarding something.
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