Understand spoken Dutch

"was" Practice Dutch lesson

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The retaliation was severe. De vergelding was streng.
She was still a virgin. Ze was nog steeds een maagd.
We were aware of what was going on. We wisten wat er gaande was.
His father was a carpenter. Zijn vader was timmerman.
My speech was short and powerful. Mijn betoog was kort en krachtig.
It was cold, and in addition, it was windy. Het was koud, en bovendien was er wind.
The stray cat was looking for food. De zwerfkat was op zoek naar eten.
He was not aware of the danger. Hij was zich niet bewust van het gevaar.
How long was I unconscious? Hoe lang was ik buiten bewustzijn?
Was it raining on your wedding day? Was het aan het regenen op jullie trouwdag?
I forgot that today was Tom’s birthday. Ik was vergeten dat het Tom zijn verjaardag was vandaag.
It was terribly cold, snow was falling and it was already starting to get dark. Het was snerpend koud, het sneeuwde en begon al donker te worden.
It was very cold, it was snowing and it was already getting dark; it was the last night of the year. Het was snerpend koud, het sneeuwde en begon al donker te worden; het was de laatste avond van het jaar.
So he came home again and was sad, because he really wanted to have a real princess. Zo kwam hij dan weer thuis en was treurig, want hij wilde toch zo heel graag een echte prinses hebben.
It was delicious. Het was heel lekker.
It was a full moon yesterday. Gisteren was het volle maan.
The monster was not dead. Het monster was niet dood.
that was a clue dat was een aanwijzing
Her claim was incorrect. Haar bewering was onjuist.
Tom was my husband. Tom was mijn echtgenoot.