de dienst
service
noun · /dinst/
Forms
- Article
- de dienst
- Plural
- de diensten
- Diminutive
- het dienstje
- Also means
- draft
- How common
- among the 1,000 most common Dutch words
In a sentence
Deze trein is buiten dienst.
This train is not in service.
Hij moest in militaire dienst tijdens zijn dienstplicht.
He had to serve in the military draft during his conscription.
Hij werkt bij de sociale dienst.
He works at the social services department.
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