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"was" in Dutch

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The Dutch translation for “was” is was.

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laundry was
were was
wash was
wax was

Examples of "was" in use

There are 260 examples of the Dutch word for "was" being used:
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her grandmother had never before been so beautiful, so big haar grootmoeder was vroeger nooit zo mooi, zo groot geweest
Yanni was not happy. Yanni was niet blij.
It was nice in Boston. Het was leuk in Boston.
I’m glad you weren’t there. Ik ben blij dat je er niet was.
Yanni was kind. Yanni was vriendelijk.
I felt safe when he was with me. Ik voelde me veilig wanneer hij bij me was.
Tom’s house was easy to find. Tom zijn huis was gemakkelijk te vinden.
What did Tom do while he was in Australia? Wat heeft Tom gedaan terwijl hij in Australië was?
I was a kid and didn’t know any better than that it would never pass ik was een kind en wist niet beter dan dat ’t nooit voorbij zou gaan
Almost everyone was late. Vrijwel iedereen was te laat.

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a branch that was as thick as a python,
After he’d been at the festival, he had problems with his hearing.,
After the fire, there was a lot of ash.,
All the windows were brightly lit, and it smelled wonderfully of goose roast; because it was New Years Eve.,
Almost everyone was late.,
Although he was sick, he still went to school.,
and up there, there was no cold, nor hunger, nor fear, they would be with God!,
And what was more beautiful to see,
And whose idea was that?,
And yet she said she was a true princess.,
but she had poor eyesight, and therefore she thought, that this duckling must be a fat duck, who had got lost,
But the poor duckling that had hatched last and looked so ugly was bitten, bumped and fooled by both the ducks and the chickens.,
By the way, did you find the umbrella you lost recently?,
Didn’t you know Tom was married?,
Every effort was in vain.,
everyone was moody and short-tempered,
everyone was tense,
for her old grandmother, the only one who had ever loved her, and who had now passed away, had told her that when a star falls, a soul was going up to God.,
for it was New Year’s Eve.,
For sure, her father would beat her, and at home it was also cold.
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Domien De Groot