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Usages of netjes
De bestuurder stopt netjes voor het zebrapad.
The driver stops neatly at the crosswalk.
Jij legt de boeken netjes op de tafel.
You place the books neatly on the table.
Zij maakte de rommelige kast netjes voordat de gasten kwamen.
She tidied the messy cupboard before the guests arrived.
Ik schrijf de letter netjes op papier.
I write the letter neatly on paper.
Zij sluit haar laptop en de lamp netjes aan op dezelfde stekkerdoos.
She neatly connects her laptop and the lamp to the same power strip.
Test yourself: What does netjes mean?
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