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"I waited for Tom for three hours, but he never showed up." in Dutch

Ik heb drie uur op Tom gewacht maar hij liet zich niet zien.
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EnglishI Dutchik Learn
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Englishhave (1st person singular) Dutchheb Learn
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Englishthree (3) Dutchdrie Learn
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Englishhour Dutchuur Learn
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Englishon Dutchop Learn
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EnglishTom (boy’s name) DutchTom Learn
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Englishwaited Dutchgewacht Learn
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Englishbut Dutchmaar Learn
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Englishhe Dutchhij Learn
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Englishlet Dutchliet Learn
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Englishhimself Dutchzich Learn
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Englishnot Dutchniet Learn
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Englishto see Dutchzien Learn

Summary

The Dutch translation for “I waited for Tom for three hours, but he never showed up.” is Ik heb drie uur op Tom gewacht maar hij liet zich niet zien.. The Dutch, Ik heb drie uur op Tom gewacht maar hij liet zich niet zien., can be broken down into 13 parts:"I" (ik), "have (1st person singular)" (heb), "three (3)" (drie), "hour" (uur), "on" (op), "Tom (boy’s name)" (Tom), "waited" (gewacht), "but" (maar), "he" (hij), "let" (liet), "himself" (zich), "not" (niet) and "to see" (zien).

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