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Usages of openen
Jij hoort de vogels wanneer je de achterdeur opent.
You hear the birds when you open the back door.
De deur opent rustig wanneer ik hem aanraak.
The door opens quietly when I touch it.
Ik vraag de conciërge of hij de deur wil openen, omdat ik mijn sleutel ben vergeten.
I ask the caretaker if he will open the door, because I forgot my key.
Zij gaat de gordijnen openen om het raam te wassen.
She is going to open the curtains to wash the window.
Anna heeft haar koffer moeten openen bij de douane.
Anna had to open her suitcase at customs.
Ik kan hiermee de deur openen.
I can open the door with this.
Ik open de deur zonder te wachten, maar het is alleen de docent die zijn map komt halen.
I open the door without waiting, but it is just the teacher who comes to get his folder.
Tom opent zijn nieuwe bankrekening online.
Tom opens his new bank account online.
Tom gebruikt een hulpmiddel om de deur voorzichtig te openen.
Tom uses a tool to open the door carefully.
’s Avonds opende hij de spaarpot weer uit nieuwsgierigheid.
In the evening he opened the piggy bank again out of curiosity.
Tom opent glimlachend de deur voor zijn moeder.
Tom opens the door for his mother with a smile.
De burgemeester opent morgen officieel het nieuwe museumplein.
The mayor will officially open the new museum square tomorrow.
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