No. 224 in Dutch
werkt
"Works" (third person singular of "work").
In a sentence
Hij werkt als een timmerman.
He works as a carpenter.
In this sentence, 'werkt' is used within a present tense verb form of 'werken', meaning 'to work', indicating occupation.
Dit apparaat werkt perfect.
This device works perfectly.
Here, 'werkt' expresses functionality or operation of an object.
Hoe werkt dit systeem?
How does this system work?
In this example, 'werkt' is used in an interrogative sentence to ask about the functionality or method of operation of a system.
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