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"too" in Dutch

te

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Summary

The Dutch translation for “too” is te.

Pronounced the same

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to

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to (direction)

aan

Examples of "too" in use

There are 31 examples of the Dutch word for "too" being used:
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late

te laat
Tom will be too late.

Tom zal te laat zijn.
too much

teveel
You shouldn’t eat to excess.

Je mag niet te veel eten.
Each time he eats too much.

Telkens eet hij te veel.
Why were you late for class?

Waarom was je te laat in de les?
You shouldn’t depend on others too much.

U moet niet te veel van anderen afhankelijk zijn.
I drink too much coffee.

Ik drink te veel koffie.
He’s always short of money.

Hij komt altijd geld te kort.
That’s too expensive.

Dat is te duur.

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A lot of women buy shoes one size too small, because they find them prettier.,
Are you still overweight?,
But to tell all the distress and misery the duckling had to endure in that harsh winter would be too dire.,
He’s always short of money.,
He’s too nice for his own good.,
I can’t hear what you’re saying; it’s too noisy here.,
I drink too much coffee.,
In the capital Beijing the people groan almost daily under high concentrations of fine dust.,
Is the bar too low for education in Belgium?,
That is really too tight.,
That’s too expensive.,
The river is too deep.,
There are too many cars in the big cities.,
These empty boxes take up too much space.,
Tom will be too late.,
too much,
Why were you late for class?,
You took it out of the oven too soon.,
“It has been in the egg for too long, and that is why it has become deformed!a little!”
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