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Usages of de buur
Als de postbode te laat is, zet hij het pakket bij de buren neer.
If the mail carrier is late, he puts the package down at the neighbours.
Sofie heeft niet kunnen slapen, omdat de buren de hele nacht muziek hebben gedraaid.
Sofie has not been able to sleep because the neighbours played music all night.
Test yourself: What does de buur mean?
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