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Usages of donker
Ik blijf tekenen tot het donker wordt, want ik vind het erg rustgevend.
I keep drawing until it gets dark, because I find it very relaxing.
Het is donker buiten.
It is dark outside.
Anna trekt haar regenjas aan, want er drijven donkere wolken over het dorpsplein.
Anna puts on her raincoat because dark clouds are drifting over the village square.
Het is echter te donker om in het park te lopen.
However, it is too dark to walk in the park.
Het gevaar is groot in het donkere bos.
The danger is great in the dark forest.
Helaas is mijn lamp kapot, dus het is donker in de kamer.
Unfortunately my lamp is broken, so it is dark in the room.
Het licht gaat aan als het buiten donker is.
The light turns on when it is dark outside.
Ik doe het licht aan als het buiten donker is.
I turn the light on when it is dark outside.
Het regent hevig, want de lucht is heel donker.
It’s raining heavily because the sky is very dark.
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