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"to do (long form)" in Dutch

te doen

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doen

Summary

The Dutch translation for “to do (long form)” is te doen. The Dutch, te doen, can be broken down into 2 parts:"to" (te) and "to do" (doen).

Examples of "to do" in use

There are 14 examples of the Dutch word for "to do" being used:
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There was a lot to do.

Er was veel te doen.
What is there to do?

Wat is er te doen?
to do something about it

om er iets aan te doen
Yanni has some work to do.

Yanni heeft wat werk te doen.
She came to do it herself.

Ze kwam om het zelf te doen.
I know Tom will try to do that.

Ik weet dat Tom zal proberen om dat te doen.
I’m contemplating doing that.

Ik overweeg dat te doen.
There’s no need to pretend anymore.

Je hoeft niet meer alsof te doen.
Don’t forget to turn the light off.

Vergeet niet het licht uit te doen.
Am I obliged to file the declaration?

Ben ik verplicht om de aangifte te doen?

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"to do (long form)" Practice (8)
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Am I obliged to file the declaration?,
She came to do it herself.,
There was a knock at the city gate, and the old king went to open it.,
to do (long form),
to do something about it,
What is there to do?
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