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"because" in Dutch

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The Dutch translation for “because” is omdat.

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Examples of "because" in use

There are 16 examples of the Dutch word for "because" being used:
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because she omdat ze
because he omdat hij
because it omdat het
Just because you can, doesn’t mean that you should. Het is niet omdat je het kunt, dat het ook moet.
it was sad because it looked ugly and was mocked by everyone else het was treurig, omdat het er lelijk uitzag en door al de anderen bespot werd
She complained because the food was cold. Zij mopperde omdat het eten koud was.
“That’s because I’m so ugly,” thought the duckling, closing the eyes for a moment and then walked on. “Dat komt, omdat ik zo lelijk ben,” dacht het eendje, kneep de ogen even dicht en liep toen weer voort.
It’s because we’re in a hurry. Het is omdat we haast hebben.
A lot of women buy shoes one size too small, because they find them prettier. Veel vrouwen kopen schoenen een maat te klein, omdat ze dat mooier vinden.
But they will kill me, because I, who am so ugly, dare to approach them Maar zij zullen mij doden, omdat ik, die zo lelijk ben, mij in hun nabijheid durf wagen

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A lot of women buy shoes one size too small, because they find them prettier.,
But they will kill me, because I, who am so ugly, dare to approach them,
It is because light travels faster than sound that we see lightning before we hear thunder.,
it was sad because it looked ugly and was mocked by everyone else,
It’s because we’re in a hurry.,
Just because you can, doesn’t mean that you should.,
Now they realized that she was a real princess, because she had felt the pea through the twenty mattresses and twenty feather-down quilts.,
She complained because the food was cold.,
The horse had to get euthanized because it was crippled.,
The little creature had lost them when she rushed across the street, because of two carriages running by, at a terribly high speed.,
They refuse to take a detour because it’s shorter.,
This is a fantastic city because we embrace each other’s differences.,
“That’s because I’m so ugly,” thought the duckling, closing the eyes for a moment and then walked on.
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Domien De Groot