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het amok

uproar

noun · /aːˈmɔk/

Its article is not one a rule predicts. Why het amok?

Forms

Article
het amok
Plural
de amoks
Also means
riot, noise
How common
in everyday Dutch

In a sentence

Het amok begon plotseling.

The uproar started suddenly.

Zijn acties veroorzaakten veel amok.

His actions caused a lot of uproar.

Hij begon zomaar amok te maken.

He just started making a fuss.

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