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"got" in Dutch

kreeg
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Summary

The Dutch translation for “got” is kreeg.

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 Englishgot (plural) Dutchkregen Learn
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 Englishgot Dutchraakten Learn

Examples of "got" in use

There are 14 examples of the Dutch word for "got" being used:
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 EnglishI couldn't get the safe open. DutchIk kreeg de kluis niet open. Learn
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 EnglishI received compensation for my work. DutchIk kreeg een vergoeding voor mijn werk. Learn
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 EnglishShe suddenly had a fit. DutchZij kreeg plotseling een toeval. Learn
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 EnglishShe attained everlasting fame through her work. DutchZij kreeg eeuwige roem door haar werk. Learn
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 EnglishShe had little experience; nevertheless, she got the job. DutchZe had weinig ervaring; niettemin kreeg ze de baan. Learn
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 EnglishWe all thought Tom was having a heart attack. DutchWe dachten allemaal dat Tom een hartaanval kreeg. Learn
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 Englishand then he began to feel such a great longing for a swim on the water, that he could not help telling the hen. Dutchhet kreeg zulk een lust om in het water te zwemmen, dat het zich niet kon weerhouden, dit tegen de kip te zeggen. Learn
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 EnglishTom was assigned that task. DutchTom kreeg die taak toegewezen. Learn
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 EnglishThe presumed heir got nothing. DutchDe gedoodverfde erfgenaam kreeg niets. Learn
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 EnglishTom was homesick. DutchTom kreeg heimwee. Learn

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and then he began to feel such a great longing for a swim on the water, that he could not help telling the hen.,
I received compensation for my work.,
Inside there was a terrible noise; because there were two families disputing each other’s possession of an eel head, and finally the cat still got it.,
She attained everlasting fame through her work.,
She had little experience; nevertheless, she got the job.,
She rarely got visitors, because the other ducks preferred to swim in the canal, than to come out of the water to talk to her.,
She was promoted.,
The plea to lower taxes received a lot of support from the business community.,
The presumed heir got nothing.,
Tom was assigned that task.,
Tom was homesick.,
We all thought Tom was having a heart attack.
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Leslie Van Ael