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"been" in Dutch

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The Dutch translation for “been” is geweest.

Examples of "been" in use

There are 15 examples of the Dutch word for "been" being used:
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Have you been there? Ben je daar geweest?
I have never been there. Ik ben er nooit geweest.
How often have you been in the Netherlands? Hoe vaak ben je in Nederland geweest?
Heaven knows what there was in the bed! De hemel mag weten, wat er in het bed geweest is!
her grandmother had never before been so beautiful, so big haar grootmoeder was vroeger nooit zo mooi, zo groot geweest
I have never been to the United States. Ik ben nooit in de Verenigde Staten geweest.
Tom has been here longer than Mary. Tom is hier langer geweest dan Mary.
I’ve been married three times. Ik ben drie keer getrouwd geweest.
He already would have been happy if the ducks would have accepted him around them Het zou al blij geweest zijn als de eenden hem maar in haar midden geduld hadden
I just went to the sea. Ik ben louter naar de zee geweest.

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After he’d been at the festival, he had problems with his hearing.,
Have you been there?,
He already would have been happy if the ducks would have accepted him around them,
Heaven knows what there was in the bed!,
her grandmother had never before been so beautiful, so big,
How often have you been in the Netherlands?,
I have never been there.,
I have never been to the United States.,
I just went to the sea.,
I’ve been married three times.,
Tom has been here longer than Mary.,
Where did you go on your last vacation?,
“It stretches far beyond the other side of the trees, until the pastor’s garden; but I have never been there.”
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Leslie Van Ael