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40 kan  ©
     1. n-f. jug
     2. n-f. pot (for tea, coffee, etc.)
     3. n-f. can (cylindrical vessel)
     4. n-m. khan (Turkish or Mongol ruler)
     5. v. first-person singular present indicative of kunnen
41 je  ©
     1. pron. singular of jij
           Wat doe je daar? - What are you doing there?
     2. pron. singular of jij
           Ik doe dit wel voor je. - I'll do this for you.
     3. pron. plural of jullie, y'all
42 zich
     1. pron. (by extension, reflexive) Third person singular and plural reflexive pronoun; himself, herself, itself, themselves, oneself
           Hij wast zich. — He washes himself.
           Hij wast zich het gezicht. — He washes his face.
           Ieder voor zich. — Every man for himself.
     2. pron. (by extension, formal, reflexive) Second person singular and plural formal reflexive pronoun; yourself, yourselves
43 al  ©
     1. det. all, all of
           Heb je al het bier opgedronken? - Did you drink all the beer?
           Van Gogh produceerde al zijn werk gedurende een periode van slechts tien jaar. - Van Gogh produced all of his work during a period of only ten years.
           Alle olie is uit de tanker gelekt. - All the oil has leaked out of the tanker.
           Niet alle mensen zijn zo gemeen. - Not all people are that mean.
44 hebben  ©
     1. v. to have, to possess, own, hold
           Hebt u een minuut? - Do you have a minute?
     2. v. to be afflicted with a disease
           Ik heb griep. - I have the flu.
     3. v. (auxiliary) Used to form the perfect tense of the active voice of most verbs, together with a past participle.
45 geen  ©
     1. det. no, not a, not an, not any
           Ik ben geen robot. - I'm not a robot.
     2. det. none
           de gene zijde - the far side
           deze en gene - some people (lit., "this and that person")
46 hun  ©
     1. pron. The dative case of the third-person plural personal pronoun: them, to them.
     2. pron. (proscribed) The accusative case of the third-person plural personal pronoun: them.
     3. pron. The third-person plural possessive pronoun: their.
           Ken je hun broer? - Do you know their brother?
     4. pron. (proscribed, regiolectal, Netherlands) The nominative case of the third-person plural personal pronoun: they (only referring to people).
47 we  ©
     1. pron. we
48 wat  ©
     1. pron. (interrogative) what: e.g. (1) asking for a subject complement; (2) asking for a sentence object
           (1) Wat is dat? — What is that?
           (2) Wat wil je doen? — What do you want to do?
     2. pron. (relative) what: e.g. (1) as the object of a sentence; (2) ditto
           (1) Ik weet niet wat ik wil doen. — I don't know what I want to do.
49 werd
     1. v. singular past indicative of worden
50 moet
     1. v. first-person singular present indicative of moeten
     2. v. second-person singular present indicative of moeten
     3. v. third-person singular present indicative of moeten
     4. v. imperative of moeten
51 wel
     1. adv. (the opposite of not) (used to add positive emphasis to the verb, much like the auxiliaries do or does in affirmative sentences in English)
           Ik dacht dat je niet van golf hield? — Ik hou wél van golf! - I thought you didn't like golf? — I do like golf!
           Je ziet wel dat... - You can certainly see that...
           Ik ken hem wel, maar niet goed. - I do know him, but not well.
           Maar wat wil je dan wel? - Well then, what do you want?
52 kunnen  ©
     1. v. to be possible
           Dat kan niet. - That is not possible.
     2. v. (auxiliary) can, to be able to
           Hij kon goed rennen, omdat hij een getraind sportbeoefenaar was. - He could run well, because he was a trained sportsman.
     3. v. (auxiliary) may, can, to be allowed to
53 nu  ©
     1. adv. now, at the present moment
           Kom je nu of morgen? - Will you be coming now or tomorrow?
     2. adv. now, this time (indicating a certain amount of impatience)
           Wat is er nu weer dan? - What is it now?
     3. conj. now (that)
54 dit  ©
     1. det. this (neuter); referring to a thing or a person closer by.
           dit huis - this house
           dit kind - this child
     2. pron. (demonstrative) this, this here
           Wat is dit? - What is this?
55 deze  ©
     1. det. this (masculine, feminine); referring to a thing or a person closer by.
           deze boom - this tree
           deze vrouw - this woman
     2. det. these (plural); referring to things or people closer by.
           deze vensters - these windows
56 zal
     1. v. first-person singular present indicative of zullen
     2. v. second-person singular present indicative of zullen
     3. v. third-person singular present indicative of zullen
57 veel  ©
     1. det. many, much, a lot of
     2. pron. much, a lot
           Vanaf hier kan ik veel zien. - From here I can see a lot.
     3. adv. much
     4. adv. often, frequently
58 zo  ©
     1. adv. so, thus, like that/this
           Is het zo goed, of wil je nog meer? - Is it good like this, or do you want more?
     2. adv. so, that, to such an extent
           Het is hier zo koud dat ik sta te beven. - It is so cold here that I'm standing here shaking.
           Echt? Zo koud is het niet, hoor. - Really? It's not that cold.
59 nieuwe
     1. adj. of nieuw
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