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"but" in Dutch

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The Dutch translation for “but” is maar.

Examples of "but" in use

There are 132 examples of the Dutch word for "but" being used:
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It’s only Tom. Het is Tom maar.
all the more almaar
but she said nothing maar ze zei niets
but she didn’t think about that maar daaraan dacht zij niet
But that doesn’t matter! Maar dat doet er niet toe!
but no eggs came maar er kwamen geen eieren
ask the tomcat about it vraag er de kater maar eens naar
but it is where I was born maar het is waar ik geboren ben
I have a car, but I almost never use it. Ik heb een auto maar ik gebruik hem bijna nooit.
but he felt something towards them as he had never felt for anything else maar toch liep het er hoog mee, zoals het nog nooit ergens mee gedaan had

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A single match would do her good, if she would dare to take one from a box, strike it against the wall to warm her fingers.,
all the more,
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 that is what they did; but the other ducks around looked at them and said to each other:,
And the mother said, “I wish you went away from here!”,
And the tomcat, whom she called her son, could arch his back and purr; he even gave sparks, but then one had to stroke his hair the wrong direction.,
ask the tomcat about it,
but - the light already went out, the stove disappeared and all that was left, was the remains of a half-burnt match in her hand.,
but apparently they lived wrongly,
but few ethical forms of investment,
But good heavens!,
but he felt something towards them as he had never felt for anything else,
but how did it help?,
But if you insist upon being easy on yourself, life is going to be very hard on you.,
But in the corner, sat in the dawn of the morning whilst leaning against the wall; the poor little girl, with pale cheeks and smiling mouth,
but it is where I was born,
but no eggs came,
but now she became colder, but she didn't dare to go home,
but of a swan,
but she didn’t think about that
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