This is the 260th most frequent Dutch word.
vroeg
"Vroeg" means "early" in English.
Here, 'vroeg' is used as an adverb to indicate an early time of day.
Ik stond vroeg op om te joggen.
I got up early to jog.
Here, 'vroeg' is again an adverb referring to a time of day, specifically early morning.
Vroeg in de ochtend is de lucht vaak helder.
Early in the morning, the sky is often clear.
In this sentence, 'vroeg' is used as the past tense of the verb 'vragen,' meaning 'asked.'