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de roman

novel

noun · /roːˈmɑn/

Forms

Article
de roman
Plural
de romans
Diminutive
het romannetje
How common
among the 5,000 most common Dutch words

In a sentence

Ik lees nu een interessante roman.

I'm reading an interesting novel now.

Heb je die nieuwe roman al gelezen?

Have you read that new novel yet?

Zij leest graag historische romans.

She likes to read historical novels.

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