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"said" in Dutch

zei
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Summary

The Dutch translation for “said” is zei.

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said (plural) zeiden
said zeide
said gezegd

Examples of "said" in use

There are 45 examples of the Dutch word for "said" being used:
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“It might be true, but it is too big and it looks to strange,“ said the other duck, “that is why it has to have a bite.“ “Dat is wel mogelijk, maar het is te groot en ziet er zo vreemd uit,” zei de andere eend, “en daarom moet het eens een pikje hebben.”
Tom said he thought I was lazy. Tom zei dat hij dacht dat ik lui was.
“The other ducklings look very sweet,“ said the old duck; “make yourself at home, and if you find an eel head, you can bring it to me.“ “De andere eendjes zien er allerliefst uit,” zei de oude eend; “doe maar, alsof je thuis waart, en als je een palingkop vindt, dan kun je die wel aan mij brengen.”
“I’m not going anywhere!” said Harry fiercely. ‘Ik ga nergens heen!’ zei Harry fel.
Tom said that the claim wasn’t true. Tom zei dat de bewering niet klopte.

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Lesson phrases
and the tomcat said,
And yet she said she was a true princess.,
but she said nothing,
he said I hadn’t taken my responsibility,
I liked what you said.,
I only said that to make a joke.,
I said nothing.,
My boss told me I’m hard to approach.,
Ron said it made him sick,
said the woman, looking around,
That’s what the doctor said.,
Tom said he thought I was lazy.,
Tom said he wanted revenge.,
Tom said that all his friends were drunk.,
Tom said that he didn’t think that Mary was hungry.,
Tom said that the claim wasn’t true.,
Tom told me that I was wasting my time.,
Tom told me to wait here.,
What did she say?,
What did you say?
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Joe van der Lee