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"large; big" in Dutch

groot
Large; big. The Dutch for "large; big" is "groot".
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Summary

The Dutch translation for “large; big” is groot.

Pronounced the same

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tall groot

See also

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large; big (long form) grote

Opposite

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small klein

Examples of "large; big" in use

There are 22 examples of the Dutch word for "large; big" being used:
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grandfather grootvader
a very large head een heel groot hoofd
His house is very big. Zijn huis is heel groot.
It was a big and ugly beast! Het was een groot en lelijk beest!
“What a terribly big duckling that is,” she thought; “None of the others looks like this.” “Wat is dat een verschrikkelijk groot eendje,” dacht zij; “geen van de anderen ziet er zo uit.”
a large bed een groot bed
her grandmother had never before been so beautiful, so big haar grootmoeder was vroeger nooit zo mooi, zo groot geweest
The barn is big. De schuur is groot.
A large glass of beer please. Een groot glas bier alstublieft.
How large is your bedroom? Hoe groot is je slaapkamer?

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"large; big" Practice (23)
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a big banner,
a large bed,
A large glass of beer please.,
a large, strangely crooked creature,
a very large head,
He was a great admirer of Albert Einstein.,
her grandmother had never before been so beautiful, so big,
His house is very big.,
How large is your bedroom?,
It was a big and ugly beast!,
It were very large slippers, which only her mother had worn so far, that’s how big they were.,
Shipping on the Rhine is of great economic importance.,
The barn is big.,
The bear is a large animal.,
The loot was so large that they were surprised.,
This paper has very high absorbency.,
Yanni always thinks big.,
“It might be true, but it is too big and it looks to strange,“ said the other duck, “that is why it has to have a bite.“,
“It’s too big!” they all said, and the turkey that had come into the world with spurs and therefore thought he was emperor, blew himself up like a ship with full sails and came up to him; then he clucked and his head turned bright red.,
“The world is so big!” all the young ones said; because now they had much more space than in the egg.
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