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"some" in Dutch

wat

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Summary

The Dutch translation for “some” is wat.

Pronounced the same

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what

wat
something

wat
how

wat

See also

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some

sommige
some

enigen
some

eenige
some

sommigen

Examples of "some" in use

There are 32 examples of the Dutch word for "some" being used:
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many; a great deal

heel wat
Yanni has some work to do.

Yanni heeft wat werk te doen.
Could I have some more?

Mag ik wat meer?
I need some money.

Ik heb wat geld nodig.
I need some soap.

Ik heb wat zeep nodig.
and drink some swamp water

en wat moeraswater te drinken
Have some pizza.

Neem wat pizza.
Yanni wants some pizza.

Yanni wil wat pizza.
“The world is so big!” all the young ones said; because now they had much more space than in the egg.

“Wat is de wereld toch groot!” zeiden al de jongen; want nu hadden zij heel wat meer plaats dan in het ei.
I could use some advice.

Ik zou wat advies kunnen gebruiken.

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"some" Practice (22)
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and drink some swamp water,
Could I have some more?,
Have some pizza.,
I could use some advice.,
I need some batteries.,
I need some shampoo.,
I need some soap.,
I need some tampons.,
I wish you a lot of warmth in chilly grey days.,
I wish you much hope and prospects in the future days.,
in the colder period we will limit the terraces a bit,
May I have some butter?,
May I have some salt?,
She is still a bit groggy.,
somewhat more calculating,
the village youths stick together,
Yanni has some work to do.,
Yanni wants some pizza.,
“Hurry, hurry!” she said.,
“I have also been fooled like that and it caused me a lot of work with my young ones, because they were afraid of the water.”
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