de afdeling
department
noun · /ˈɑvˌdeː.lɪŋ/
Forms
- Article
- de afdeling
- Plural
- de afdelingen
- Diminutive
- het afdelinkje
- Also means
- branch, section, part, regiment
- How common
- among the 2,000 most common Dutch words
In a sentence
Waar is de afdeling personeelszaken?
Where is the human resources department?
Zij ligt op de afdeling chirurgie.
She is on the surgery ward.
De afdeling groenten en fruit is vernieuwd.
The fruit and vegetable department has been renovated.
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