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No. 6,734 in Dutch

work

The Dutch word "werk" translates to "work" in English, meaning tasks or activities requiring effort, often for a job or purpose.

In a sentence

  • Ik heb veel werk te doen.

    I have a lot of work to do.

    Here, 'werk' is used as a noun to denote tasks or labor.

  • Zij werkt elke dag in de tuin.

    She works every day in the garden.

    In this sentence, 'werkt' is a conjugated form of the verb 'werken', meaning 'to work', describing an activity performed regularly.

  • Het resultaat van hun werk is indrukwekkend.

    The result of their work is impressive.

    Again, 'werk' is used as a noun but this time to refer to the outcome of some effort or labor.

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