Understand spoken Dutch

"became" in Dutch

werd
Unstarted

Summary

The Dutch translation for “became” is werd.

Pronounced the same

See also

Recording English Dutch Learn
am ben

Examples of "became" in use

There are 104 examples of the Dutch word for "became" being used:
Recording English Dutch Learn
He became very rich before he died. Hij werd aanzienlijk rijk voordat hij stierf.
They built this library in 2013. Deze bibliotheek werd gebouwd in 2013.
She suddenly fell silent. Plots werd ze stil.
Things got worse. Het werd nog erger.
She became a victim of blackmail. Ze werd slachtoffer van chantage.
and bread and cake were thrown into the water en er werd brood en koek in het water geworpen
The barn was struck by lightning. De schuur werd getroffen door bliksem.
It went like that the first day, and later it got worse and worse. Zo ging het de eerste dag, en later werd het al erger en erger.
At last he became exhausted, and lay still and helpless, frozen fast in the ice. Eindelijk werd het moede, bleef doodstil liggen en vroor in het ijs vast.
The hen had very short legs, so she was called “Miss Shortlegs.” De kip had korte, lage poten, en daarom werd zij juffrouw Kortbeen genoemd

Practice Lesson

"became" Practice (103)
Lesson
Lesson words
became
etc.

View all lesson words

Lesson phrases
A great hunt was held; the hunters lay around the swamp; yes, some sat up in the branches of the trees, which stretched far over the reed.,
A second one was struck against the wall,
A significant amount was provided for national defense.,
According to her, she was treated unacceptably by lawyers.,
and bread and cake were thrown into the water,
and so the duckling was allowed to remain on trial for three weeks,
And the matches were glowing so bright, brighter than at noon-day.,
Anointing oil was used in ancient times to anoint kings.,
Any attempt at reconciliation was immediately nipped in the bud.,
As they climbed higher and higher in the air, the ugly little duckling felt wonderfully weary,
At first the job looked good to him, but later it became tiresome.,
At last he became exhausted, and lay still and helpless, frozen fast in the ice.,
But now she became colder, but she didn't dare to go home.,
But the poor duckling that had hatched last and looked so ugly was bitten, bumped and fooled by both the ducks and the chickens.,
but with every night, the space on which he swam became smaller and smaller,
By removing layers of paint, the original painting was revealed.,
During the archaeological dig, an ancient settlement was uncovered.,
During the auction, the ruby necklace was sold for a fortune.,
During the chase, the getaway car was blocked off.,
First later on the day it became quiet; but the poor duckling did not dare to get up yet; it waited several hours more, before it turned around, and then it rushed out of the swamp as fast as it could.
etc.

View all lesson phrases

Themed Courses

Acknowledgements

Audio
Joe van der Lee