No. 3,683 in French

néerlandais

Dutch

In a sentence

Je parle couramment le néerlandais.
I speak Dutch fluently.
In this sentence, the word 'néerlandais' is used to refer to the Dutch language.
Les Néerlandais sont connus pour leurs moulins à vent.
The Dutch people are known for their windmills.
Here, 'Néerlandais' refers to the people of the Netherlands, as an adjective used as a noun.
Nous avons mangé un plat néerlandais hier.
We ate a Dutch dish yesterday.
In this case, 'néerlandais' is used as an adjective describing the origin of the dish.

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