winkel

This is the 1008th most frequent Dutch word.


winkel

Shop.


Here, 'winkel' is used to mean 'store' or 'shop', a physical place where goods are sold.

Ik ga naar de winkel om groenten te kopen.

I go to the store to buy vegetables.


In this sentence, 'winkel' refers to a specific type of shop, indicating the theme of the goods sold, such as bicycles.

Zijn winkel van fietsen is heel bekend in de stad.

His bicycle shop is very popular in the city.


Here, the word 'winkel' is used in a geometrical sense, meaning 'angle'.

The hoek van de tafel maakt een scherpe winkel.

The corner of the table makes a sharp angle.