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"saw (past tense of see)" in Dutch

zag

Saw. The Dutch for "saw" is "zag".
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Summary

The Dutch translation for “saw (past tense of see)” is zag.

Pronounced the same

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looked like (part 1)

zag

See also

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to see

zien
saw

gezien
see (old form)

ziens
see (1st person singular)

zie
saw

zaag
saw (verb)

zagen
to see

bekijken
see; sees (2nd and 3rd person singular)

ziet
see (plural)

zien

Examples of "saw" in use

There are 20 examples of the Dutch word for "saw" being used:
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saw the tall trees still standing

de hoge bomen nog zag staan
Yanni saw Skura with her mom.

Yanni zag Skura met haar moeder.
But what did it see now in the clear water?

Maar wat zag het nu in het heldere water?
I saw your sister the day before yesterday.

Ik zag jouw zus eergisteren.
Maybe Tom saw Mary.

Misschien zag Tom Mary.
she now saw them like stars in the sky

zij zag ze nu als sterren aan den hemel
and along my father’s garden path I saw the tall trees standing

en langs het tuinpad van m’n vader zag ik de hoge bomen staan
That man over there is the same man I saw in the park yesterday afternoon.

Die man daar is dezelfde man die ik gisteren namiddag in het park zag.
in it he saw his own image

het zag daarin zijn eigen beeltenis
I knew you were trouble the minute I saw you.

Zodra ik je zag, wist ik dat je ellende zou brengen.

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and along my father’s garden path I saw the tall trees standing,
But what did it see now in the clear water?,
He let out a cry of delight when he saw them.,
in it he saw his own image,
In the morning, the strange visitor was discovered, and the tom cat began to purr, and the hen to cluck.,
Maybe Tom saw Mary.,
Now he traveled all over the world to find such a one, but all he saw lacked something.,
she now saw them like stars in the sky,
That man over there is the same man I saw in the park yesterday afternoon.,
The Christmas lights shone higher and higher: she now saw them like stars in the sky.,
What did she look like from the rain and the terrible weather!,
When he saw the duckling, he approached it, broke the ice in pieces with his clog, and took the animal home to his wife.,
Yanni saw Skura with her mom.
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Gerda van der Haak

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