leger

This is the 368th most frequent Dutch word.


leger

Army.


Here, 'leger' means 'army' or 'military', referring to an organized armed force.

Het leger beschermt het land.

The army protects the country.


In this context, 'leger' is used as an adjective to describe something simplistic or associated with the military, like a bed used by soldiers.

Mijn bed is zo kaal dat het lijkt op een leger bed.

My bed is so bare that it looks like an army bed.


Here, 'leger' refers to a 'lair' or 'den', specifically a place where an animal rests or takes shelter.

Na de kampeertocht voelde ik me als een varken in een leger.

After the camping trip, I felt like a pig in a lair.