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"is" in Dutch

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Summary

The Dutch translation for “is” is is.

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is (passive)

wordt
to be; to become

worden
was; became

werd
are; become (plural)

worden
were; became

werden
becomes (3rd person singular)

wordt

Examples of "is" in use

There are 886 examples of the Dutch word for "is" being used:
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An owl is a bird.

De uil is een vogel.
He is a fool.

Hij is een dwaas.
It's almost eleven o'clock.

Het is bijna elf uur.
My bucket is full.

Mijn emmer is vol.
The frame is red.

Het kader is rood.
Is this seat free?

Is deze stoel vrij?
An owl is on the roof.

Er is een uil op het dak.
He’s always busy.

Hij is altijd bezig.
Tom is healthy, isn’t he?

Tom is gezond, toch?
Tom is miserable.

Tom is ellendig.

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A bomb shelter is a basement to protect the population from air raid and other types of danger.,
A clothes hanger is a piece of wood, metal or plastic, in the shape of the human shoulders and has a hook on the top.,
A daughter is a person of the female gender in relation to one or two parents.,
A guardrail is a barrier placed next to roads.,
A guitar is a stringed instrument that is played with the fingers or with a plectrum.,
a liar that is right, that’s true,
A license is an official permission from the government to carry out a particular activity.,
A lie has no legs.,
A memory is an experience from the past that is stored in memory.,
A pole is a stick used to jump over objects.,
A semi-trailer is a trailer that does not have its own front axle and of which an important part of the weight rests on the towing vehicle (the tractor).,
A siege is a prolonged military blockade and attack on a city or fortress.,
A sleeve is part of an item of clothing.,
A stitch in time saves nine.,
A torch is a stick that gives light by means of fire.,
A tortoise is slow.,
According to the on-board computer there is something wrong with my tyre pressure.,
After midnight, it will be dry in most places.,
An expert is speaking.,
And now all the little ducks hurried, as much as they could, and they emerged from the eggs and looked everywhere under the green leaves; and the mother let them look, as much as they wanted; because green is good for the eyes.
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