No. 879 in Dutch
wijst
"Wijst" means "points" in English.
In a sentence
Hij wijst naar de kaart op de muur.
He points to the map on the wall.
The word 'wijst' here is the third person singular present tense form of the verb 'wijzen', meaning 'to point'.
Ze wijst erop dat de klok verkeerd staat.
She points out that the clock is incorrect.
In this sentence, 'wijst' is used with the preposition 'erop', forming the phrase 'wijst erop', which means 'points out' in English.
De onderzoeker wijst op mogelijke fouten in de berekeningen.
The researcher points to potential errors in the calculations.
Here, 'wijst' is followed by the preposition 'op' to indicate drawing attention to something.
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