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Usages of de roman
Anna leest een roman in de trein.
Anna is reading a novel on the train.
De hoofdpersoon van die roman heeft een ingewikkeld karakter.
The main character of that novel has a complicated personality.
Ik weet niet of de bibliotheek die roman deze week al kan uitlenen.
I don’t know whether the library can already lend out that novel this week.
De film is een verfilming van de roman die Anna leest.
The movie is a film adaptation of the novel that Anna is reading.
De hoofdpersoon lijkt in de verfilming jonger dan in de roman.
The main character seems younger in the adaptation than in the novel.
Gisteren was Anna nog tot laat aan het lezen in haar roman.
Yesterday Anna was reading her novel until late.
Test yourself: What does de roman mean?
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