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"began" in Dutch

begon

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The Dutch translation for “began” is begon.

Examples of "began" in use

There are 17 examples of the Dutch word for "began" being used:
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Tom started to eat.

Tom begon te eten.
That’s when my trouble first began.

Dat was wanneer mijn ellende begon.
Around noon, it started to rain.

Omstreeks de middag begon het te regenen.
The house started shaking.

Het huis begon te trillen.
It was terribly cold, snow was falling and it was already starting to get dark.

Het was snerpend koud, het sneeuwde en begon al donker te worden.
It was very cold, it was snowing and it was already getting dark; it was the last night of the year.

Het was snerpend koud, het sneeuwde en begon al donker te worden; het was de laatste avond van het jaar.
He started wearing a turban.

Hij begon een tulband te dragen.
She took the pencil and started writing.

Ze nam het potlood en begon te schrijven.
It started raining around midnight.

Omstreeks middernacht begon het te regenen.
It was 10 years ago that I started playing chess.

Het is 10 jaar geleden dat ik schaak begon te spelen.

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Commercial operation started in 1971.,
In the middle of this there was a duck in her nest, who had to hatch her young; but it almost bored her, it took so long, before the ducklings hatched.,
In the morning, the strange visitor was discovered, and the tom cat began to purr, and the hen to cluck.,
It lay in the swamp among the reeds when the sun began to shine warmly again.,
It was 10 years ago that I started playing chess.,
It was terribly cold, snow was falling and it was already starting to get dark.,
She took the pencil and started writing.,
The house started shaking.,
Tom started to eat.
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Leslie Van Ael