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Usages of de doos
Laat die doos los en pak deze tas!
Let go of that box and grab this bag!
Ik leg de doos naast de tafel.
I put the box next to the table.
Op die zolder staan oude dozen, maar onze slaapkamer is juist nog vrij leeg.
In that attic, there are old boxes, but our bedroom is actually still quite empty.
De kinderen vinden de doos zo groot dat ze erin willen zitten.
The children find the box so big that they want to sit in it.
Voorlopig bewaren wij alle bewijsstukken in deze doos.
For the time being we keep all pieces of evidence in this box.
Het gereedschap om de stoel in elkaar te zetten zit al in de doos.
The tools to assemble the chair are already in the box.
Na de klus vouwen we de lege dozen op voordat we ze bij het papier zetten.
After the job we fold up the empty boxes before putting them with the paper.
Binnenin die doos zitten nog twee boeken.
Inside that box there are still two books.
Het is een week geleden dat zij ontbijtgranen heeft gekocht, dus de doos is bijna leeg.
It has been a week since she bought breakfast cereal, so the box is almost empty.
Test yourself: What does de doos mean?
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