Understand spoken Dutch

"was" Practice Dutch lesson

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“It’s too big!” they all said, and the turkey that had come into the world with spurs and therefore thought he was emperor, blew himself up like a ship with full sails and came up to him; then he clucked and his head turned bright red.

“Het is te groot!” zeiden allen, en de kalkoense haan, die met sporen ter wereld gekomen was en daarom dacht, dat hij keizer was, blies zich op als een schip met volle zeilen en kwam op hem af; toen klokte hij en werd zijn kop vuurrood.

“I had never imagined such happiness, when I was still an ugly duckling!”

«Zoveel geluk had ik mij niet kunnen voorstellen, toen ik nog een lelijk eendje was!»

you were

jij was

You said that it was important.

Je zei dat dat belangrijk was.

Yes, it was really wonderful out there on the land!

Ja, het was werkelijk heerlijk daar buiten op het land!

Yanni’s body was naked.

Yanni zijn lichaam was naakt.

Yanni was very drunk.

Yanni was erg dronken.

Yanni was parked illegally.

Yanni was illegaal geparkeerd.

Yanni was not happy.

Yanni was niet blij.

Yanni was like a magnet.

Yanni was zoals een magneet.

Yanni was kind.

Yanni was vriendelijk.

Yanni was hospitalized.

Yanni was gehospitaliseerd.

Yanni was decapitated.

Yanni was onthoofd.

Yanni was always positive.

Yanni was altijd positief.

Yanni was always available for his friends.

Yanni was altijd beschikbaar voor zijn vrienden.

Yanni knew his family was poor.

Yanni wist dat zijn familie arm was.

Why were you late for class?

Waarom was je te laat in de les?

what they did was heroic

wat ze deden was heldhaftig

What did Tom do while he was in Australia?

Wat heeft Tom gedaan terwijl hij in Australië was?

Was the book you were reading yesterday in French or English?

Was het boek dat je gisteren las in Frans of Engels?