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"because" in Dutch

want

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The Dutch translation for “because” is want.

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wall; side

wand

Examples of "because" in use

There are 24 examples of the Dutch word for "because" being used:
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All the windows were brightly lit, and it smelled wonderfully of goose roast; because it was New Years Eve.

Al de ramen waren helder verlicht, en het rook heerlijk naar ganzengebraad; want het was oudejaarsavond.
because the arrow had hit a tendon in his neck

want de pijl had een pees in zijn hals getroffen
for they believed themselves to be half the world, and the better half too.

want zij dachten, dat zij de helft waren, en verreweg de beste helft
“I have also been fooled like that and it caused me a lot of work with my young ones, because they were afraid of the water.”

“Ik ben ook eens zo beetgenomen en had toen heel wat werk met mijn jongen, want zij waren bang voor het water!”
I’m yawning because I’m tired.

Ik gaap want ik ben moe.
She rarely got visitors, because the other ducks preferred to swim in the canal, than to come out of the water to talk to her.

Daarbij kreeg zij zelden bezoek, want de andere eenden zwommen liever in de gracht rond, dan dat zij eens uit het water kwamen om met haar te praten.
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.

want haar oude grootmoeder, de enige die haar ooit had liefgehad, maar die nu dood was, had haar verteld, dat er, als er een ster naar beneden valt, een ziel tot God opstijgt.
The child is crying, because it wants to eat.

Het kind weent, want het wil eten.
Forgive me, for I have sinned.

Vergeef me, want ik heb gezondigd.
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.

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a necessity because criminals are increasingly sophisticated,
And now all the little ducks hurried, as much as they could, and they emerged from the eggs and looked everywhere under the green leaves; and the mother let them look, as much as they wanted; because green is good for the eyes.,
And she lit all the matches in the box, for she wished to keep her grandmother with her.,
because see how rich life is,
because the arrow had hit a tendon in his neck,
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 they believed themselves to be half the world, and the better half too.,
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 was summer, the corn was ripe, the hay stood on the green pastures and the stork was walking on its long, red legs and talking Egyptian; because he had learned this language from his mother.,
Now the prince took her to be his wife; because now he knew that he had a real princess, and the pea was placed in the cabinet of rarities, in which it can still be seen, if at least no one has stolen it.,
She rarely got visitors, because the other ducks preferred to swim in the canal, than to come out of the water to talk to her.,
So he came home again and was sad, because he really wanted to have a real princess.,
Tom is tired because he works a lot.,
“I have also been fooled like that and it caused me a lot of work with my young ones, because they were afraid of the water.”,
“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. “,
“The world is so big!” all the young ones said; because now they had much more space than in the egg.
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