No. 796 in Dutch
zwarte
"Zwarte" means "black" in English.
In a sentence
De zwarte kat lag op de mat.
The black cat was lying on the mat.
'Zwarte' is an adjective describing the noun 'kat', indicating the object's color.
Ik draag graag een zwarte jas in de winter.
I like to wear a black coat in the winter.
'Zwarte' is an attributive adjective modifying 'jas', specifying its color in a seasonal context.
Tijdens het spel schreven we onze ideeën op een zwarte lijst.
During the game, we wrote our ideas on a blacklist.
'Zwarte' is used as part of a fixed expression 'zwarte lijst,' metaphorically indicating something forbidden or categorized negatively.
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