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"came (past tense; singular)" in Dutch

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The Dutch translation for “came (past tense; singular)” is kwam.

Pronounced the same

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came kwamen
came gekomen

Examples of "came" in use

There are 43 examples of the Dutch word for "came" being used:
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Not a drop of water came out of the tap. Er kwam geen druppel water uit de kraan.
I found out that she was an intelligent student. Ik kwam erachter dat ze een intelligente leerling was.
That’s how it arrived at the great swamp, where the wild ducks lived. Zo kwam het aan het grote moeras, waar de wilde eenden woonden.
One evening, just as the sun set amid radiant clouds, there came a large flock of beautiful birds out of the forest Op zekere avond, juist toen de zon in haar pracht onderging, kwam er een hele troep grote vogels uit het bos
the goose jumped off the plate, waddled across the floor, with a knife and fork in its breast, and came towards the little girl. de gans sprong van den schotel naar beneden, waggelde over den vloer, met mes en vork in de borst, en kwam naar het arme meisje toe.
One evening a strong thunderstorm came; there was thunder and lighting, the rain was pouring down, it was terrible weather! Op zekeren avond kwam er een geducht onweer opzetten; het lichtte en donderde, de regen viel bij stroomen neer, het was een verschrikkelijk weer!
Yesterday there was a Flemish education decree that includes no less than 4,488 pages. Gisteren kwam daar een besluit van het Vlaams onderwijs bij dat niet minder dan 4.488 pagina’s omvat.
Tom waddled into the hall. Tom kwam de hal in waggelen.
I found out that Kate was wealthy. Ik kwam erachter dat Kate rijk was.
The car ended up sideways on the tram tracks. De wagen kwam zijlings op de tramsporen terecht.

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A stray cat came into our garden.,
and as soon as they were out of his sight, he dived under the water until the bottom, and when he rose again he was almost beside himself with excitement,
before she came here,
By chance, I met her in the street.,
Early in the morning, a farmer passed by.,
He ended up in bad company.,
He turned up an hour later.,
I arrived last.,
I ended up in hospital last night.,
I found out that Kate was wealthy.,
I found out that she was an intelligent student.,
I ran into Tom yesterday.,
My mum came back from the shop.,
Nobody else showed up.,
Not a drop of water came out of the tap.,
Now came the autumn,
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.,
One evening a strong thunderstorm came; there was thunder and lighting, the rain was pouring down, it was terrible weather!,
One evening, just as the sun set amid radiant clouds, there came a large flock of beautiful birds out of the forest,
She came back disappointed.
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