de schoorsteen
chimney
noun · /ˈsxoːr.steːn/
Forms
- Article
- de schoorsteen
- Plural
- de schoorstenen
- Diminutive
- het schoorsteentje
- Also means
- steam locomotive
- How common
- in everyday Dutch
In a sentence
De schoorsteen op het dak rookt.
The chimney on the roof is smoking.
Ons huis heeft een schoorsteen.
Our house has a chimney.
De schoorsteenveger maakt de schoorsteen schoon.
The chimney sweep cleans the chimney.
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