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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 21 examples of the Dutch word for "large; big" being used:
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grandfather

grootvader
a very large head

een heel groot hoofd
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.
“The world is so big!” all the young ones said; because now they had much more space than in the egg.

“Wat is de wereld toch groot!” zeiden al de jongen; want nu hadden zij heel wat meer plaats dan in het ei.
How large is your bedroom?

Hoe groot is je slaapkamer?

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a big banner,
a large bed,
A large glass of beer please.,
her grandmother had never before been so beautiful, so 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.,
The bear is a large animal.,
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.,
“What a terribly big duckling that is,” she thought; “None of the others looks like this.”
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