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"did" in Dutch

deed

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The Dutch translation for “did” is deed.

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did (plural)

deden
to do

doen

Examples of "did" in use

There are 14 examples of the Dutch word for "did" being used:
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He opened the door.

Hij deed de deur open.
I did it for the money.

Ik deed het voor het geld.
in the beginning she did everything

in het begin deed ze alles
he was angry that I hadn’t done it

hij was boos dat ik het niet deed
Tom opened the door and turned on the light.

Tom opende de deur en deed het licht aan.
His witty remark made everyone laugh.

Zijn kwinkslag deed iedereen lachen.
The couple gave their children a substantial gift.

Het paar deed een forse schenking aan hun kinderen.
And then another bang was heard.

En toen deed zich andermaal een knal horen.
and on the hedge sat a raven and made her complain

en op de heg zat een raaf en deed haar klagend gekras horen
Now it noticed that the door had come out of one hinge and slanted so badly that it could sneak through the gap into the room, and that is what it did.

Nu bemerkte het, dat de deur uit het ene scharnier geraakt was en zo scheef hing, dat het door de reet in de kamer kon sluipen, en dit deed het dan ook.

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A chirp was heard, and all the animals of the eggs came alive and stuck their heads out of the egg shells.,
and on the hedge sat a raven and made her complain,
And then another bang was heard.,
he was angry that I hadn’t done it,
I did it for the money.,
in the beginning she did everything,
Now it noticed that the door had come out of one hinge and slanted so badly that it could sneak through the gap into the room, and that is what it did.,
The couple gave their children a substantial gift.
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Rie Arthern