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"On the table there was a white tablecloth" in Dutch

Over de tafel lag een wit tafellaken uitgespreid

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Literal Breakdown

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over; about

over
the

de
table (furniture)

tafel
lay (singular)

lag
a; an

een
white

wit
table-cloth

tafellaken
spread out

uitgespreid

Summary

The Dutch translation for “On the table there was a white tablecloth” is Over de tafel lag een wit tafellaken uitgespreid. The Dutch, Over de tafel lag een wit tafellaken uitgespreid, can be broken down into 8 parts:"over; about" (over), "the" (de), "table (furniture)" (tafel), "lay (singular)" (lag), "a; an" (een), "white" (wit), "table-cloth" (tafellaken) and "spread out" (uitgespreid).

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There is 1 example of the Dutch word for "On the table there was a white tablecloth" being used:
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On the table there was a white tablecloth; on it, stood splendid porcelain crockery, and a steaming roast goose, stuffed with apples and dried plums.

Over de tafel lag een wit tafellaken uitgespreid; daarop stond prachtig porseleinen vaatwerk, en heerlijk dampte de gebraden gans, die met appelen en gedroogde pruimen opgevuld was.

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"On the table there was a white tablecloth" Practice (10)
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Lesson words
a; an,
lay (singular),
over; about,
spread out,
table (furniture),
table-cloth,
the,
white
etc.

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Lesson phrases
On the table there was a white tablecloth,
On the table there was a white tablecloth; on it, stood splendid porcelain crockery, and a steaming roast goose, stuffed with apples and dried plums.
etc.

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