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"thought" in Dutch

dacht
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The Dutch translation for “thought” is dacht.

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thought gedachte
thought (plural) dachten
thought gedacht

Examples of "thought" in use

There are 24 examples of the Dutch word for "thought" being used:
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thought the old queen dacht de oude koningin
I thought you might be interested in this. Ik dacht dat je hiervoor wel belangstelling zou hebben.
I thought you cared about him. Ik dacht dat je om hem gaf.
“That’s because I’m so ugly,” thought the duckling, closing the eyes for a moment and then walked on. “Dat komt, omdat ik zo lelijk ben,” dacht het eendje, kneep de ogen even dicht en liep toen weer voort.
but the duckling thought they would harm him; and in his fear he flew into the milk pail, so the milk was splashed all over the room maar het eendje dacht, dat zij hem kwaad wilden doen en vloog in zijn angst juist in het melkvat, zodat de melk overal in de kamer rondspatte
I thought you were pregnant. Ik dacht dat je zwanger was.
it truly did not think to marry het dacht er waarlijk niet aan te trouwen
but she had poor eyesight, and therefore she thought, that this duckling must be a fat duck, who had got lost maar zij had een slecht gezicht, en daarom dacht zij, dat het eendje een vette eend was, die verdwaald was geraakt
He thought about how he had been persecuted and despised, and now he heard them all say he was the most beautiful of all the birds. Het dacht aan, hoe het vervolgd en bespot was, en hoorde nu allen zeggen, dat het de mooiste van al die mooie vogels was.
“No, it’s not a turkey,” thought the old duck; “Look how strong he hits his legs and how straight he knows how to keep himself!” “Nee, het is geen kalkoen,” dacht de oude eend; “kijk eens, hoe ferm hij met zijn poten slaat en hoe recht hij zich weet te houden!”

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but she didn’t think about that,
but she had poor eyesight, and therefore she thought, that this duckling must be a fat duck, who had got lost,
but the duckling thought they would harm him; and in his fear he flew into the milk pail, so the milk was splashed all over the room,
He thought about how he had been persecuted and despised, and now he heard them all say he was the most beautiful of all the birds.,
Her English was impeccable; I didn’t think she was a foreigner.,
I thought you cared about him.,
I thought you cared about Tom.,
I thought you knew that.,
I thought you were pregnant.,
I wasn’t thinking clearly.,
it truly did not think to marry,
The snowflakes covered her long blond hair, which flowed to her shoulders in beautiful locks; but she did not think of it.,
thought the little girl,
thought the old queen,
Tom said he thought I was lazy.,
Tom thought it was going to hurt.,
Yes, that is what she was thinking about.,
“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.,
“No, it’s not a turkey,” thought the old duck; “Look how strong he hits his legs and how straight he knows how to keep himself!”,
“That’s because I’m so ugly,” thought the duckling, closing the eyes for a moment and then walked on.
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Leslie Van Ael