No. 2,437 in Dutch
weggenomen
"Taken away" or "removed."
In a sentence
De dief heeft geld uit de kassa weggenomen.
The thief took money from the cash register.
Here, 'weggenomen' is used to indicate that the money was taken away or removed illegally or without authorization.
Bij het oplossen van het probleem hebben we een hindernis weggenomen.
In solving the problem, we removed an obstacle.
In this sentence, 'weggenomen' signifies the removal of a barrier or difficulty to ease a situation.
De schilder heeft de oude verf weggenomen voordat hij nieuwe aan bracht.
The painter removed the old paint before applying new paint.
Here, 'weggenomen' is used to express the action of removing the old paint to prepare for a new layer.
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