Summary
The Dutch translation for “because” is want.
Examples of "because" in use
There are 25 examples of the Dutch word for "because" being used:
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Tom is tired because he works a lot. |
Tom is moe, want hij werkt veel. |
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Eat, for you are hungry. |
Eet, want jullie hebben honger. |
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because see how rich life is |
want ziet, hoe rijk het leven is |
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And she lit all the matches in the box, for she wished to keep her grandmother with her. |
En zij streek al de lucifers uit het doosje af, want zij wilde haar grootmoeder zo graag bij zich houden. |
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“The world is so big!” all the young ones said; because now they had much more space than in the egg. |
“Wat is de wereld toch groot!” zeiden al de jongen; want nu hadden zij heel wat meer plaats dan in het ei. |
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So he came home again and was sad, because he really wanted to have a real princess. |
Zo kwam hij dan weer thuis en was treurig, want hij wilde toch zo heel graag een echte prinses hebben. |
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“Look, that is how it goes in the world now!“ said the mother of the ducklings, and she was sticking out her beak, because she also wanted the eel head. “ |
“Kijk, zo gaat het nu in de wereld!” zei de moeder der eendjes, en zij stak haar snavel al uit, want zij wilde de palingkop ook wel hebben.” |
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Keep speaking, because you speak well. |
Blijf praten, want je spreekt goed. |
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Don’t believe her because she always lies. |
Geloof haar niet, want ze liegt altijd. |
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for it was New Year’s Eve. |
want het was oudejaarsavond. |
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