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Usages of lenen
Wil je een korte samenvatting van het boek dat je leent, of lees je liever zelf alles?
Do you want a short summary of the book you’re borrowing, or would you rather read everything yourself?
Hij leent mijn boek.
He borrows my book.
Je mag hooguit twee boeken lenen.
You may borrow at most two books.
Tom vraagt of hij even de koptelefoon mag lenen.
Tom asks if he may borrow the headphones for a moment.
Toen de tandpasta op was, leende ik een beetje van mijn zus.
When the toothpaste was finished, I borrowed a bit from my sister.
Ik zou je riem lenen als ik de mijne kwijt was.
I would borrow your belt if I had lost mine.
Zonder bibliotheekpas kun je geen boeken lenen in het weekend.
Without a library card you cannot borrow books on the weekend.
Tom had geen paraplu, maar hij leende er één van de buurman.
Tom had no umbrella, but he borrowed one from the neighbor.
In plaats van shampoo te kopen, leent Anna die van haar oom.
Instead of buying shampoo, Anna borrows it from her uncle.
Mag ik jouw markeerstift lenen?
May I borrow your highlighter?
Test yourself: What does lenen mean?
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