De groep
Example: De groep vrienden gaat samen naar het concert.
Definition
"De groep" refers to a collection or assembly of people or things considered as a unit. For example, in the phrase "De groep vrienden gaat samen naar het concert," it indicates a set of friends going together to a concert.
Etymology
The Dutch term "de groep" comes from the French word "groupe," which itself derives from the Italian "groppo," meaning a knot or cluster. Did you know that the idea of a 'group' originally related to something tied or clustered together, which perfectly fits its modern meaning?
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"De groep" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - (A2) - set 4", containing 115 commonly used words.
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