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"were" in Dutch

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The Dutch translation for “were” is waren.

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There are 53 examples of the Dutch word for "were" being used:
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Thousands of lights were burning upon the green branches and coloured pictures, like those she had seen in the show-windows, looking down upon her. Duizenden lichten brandden er op de groene takken, en bonte prenten, zoals die, welke er voor de winkelramen te zien waren, zagen op haar neer.
They had gone out. Ze waren uitgegaan.
“Look at that! Now we wil get additional ones, as if we are not enough already! And gosh! that one duckling looks so ugly! We don’t want that here! ” “Kijk eens! Nu moeten wij nog het aanhangsel krijgen, alsof wij al niet talrijk genoeg waren! En foei! wat ziet dat ene eendje er uit! Dat willen wij hier niet hebben!”
The poor duckling was teased by all; even his sisters were angry with him and kept saying, “If only the cat grabbed you, you ugly creature!” Het arme eendje werd door allen geplaagd; zelfs zijn zusters waren kwaad op hem en zeiden steeds: “Mocht de kat je maar beetpakken, jou lelijk schepsel!”
the torches were blown out de toortsen waren uitgewaaid
The columns were made of marble. De zuilen waren gemaakt van marmer.
Inside there was a terrible noise; because there were two families disputing each other’s possession of an eel head, and finally the cat still got it. Daarbinnen was een verschrikkelijk rumoer; want daar waren twee families, die elkaar het bezit van een palingkop betwistten, en eindelijk kreeg de kat die toch.
I didn’t know that Tom and John were brothers? Ik wist niet dat Tom en John jouw broers waren?
It lay there for two whole days; then two wild geese or, rather said, gannets came to him; it was not that long ago that they hatched from the egg, and that is why they were so overconfident. Zo lag het twee hele dagen; toen kwamen er twee wilde ganzen of, liever gezegd, genten naar hem toe; het was nog niet lang geleden, dat zij uit het ei gekropen waren, en daarom waren zij zo overmoedig.
How did you know Tom and Mary were the ones who stole your saxophone? Hoe wist je dat Tom en Mary degenen waren die je saxofoon hadden gestolen?

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A chirp was heard, and all the animals of the eggs came alive and stuck their heads out of the egg shells.,
and as soon as they were out of his sight, he dived under the water until the bottom, and when he rose again he was almost beside himself with excitement,
And so they were as good as home.,
and up there, there was no cold, nor hunger, nor fear, they would be with God!,
Around the cornfields and the pastures were vast forests, and in the middle of the forests deep lakes.,
for they believed themselves to be half the world, and the better half too.,
Her little hands were almost completely frozen from cold.,
How did you know Tom and Mary were the ones who stole your saxophone?,
How were the drawers attached?,
I didn’t know that Tom and John were brothers?,
In August 2013, two associations were still in the running for the operation of the centre.,
Inside there was a terrible noise; because there were two families disputing each other’s possession of an eel head, and finally the cat still got it.,
It lay there for two whole days; then two wild geese or, rather said, gannets came to him; it was not that long ago that they hatched from the egg, and that is why they were so overconfident.,
It were very large slippers, which only her mother had worn so far, that’s how big they were.,
Lights were shining from every window, and there was a savory smell of roast goose,,
So now the little girl was walking barefoot, her feet were now red and blue from the cold.,
The next morning it took a long time before they were finally on the way.,
The poor duckling was teased by all; even his sisters were angry with him and kept saying, “If only the cat grabbed you, you ugly creature!”,
the torches were blown out,
Their legs went by themselves, and they were all in the water; even the ugly, greyish duckling swam along.
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Leslie Van Ael