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"to be" in Dutch

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Summary

The Dutch translation for “to be” is zijn.

Pronounced the same

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were was
become word
is becoming (2nd and 3rd person singular) wordt
is is
am ben
become geworden
to be worden

Examples of "to be" in use

There are 91 examples of the Dutch word for "to be" being used:
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Surely you don’t want to be wiser than the tomcat and the woman. Je zult toch wel niet wijzer willen zijn dan de kater en de vrouw.
Children should always be supervised at the pool to prevent drowning. Kinderen moeten altijd onder toezicht zijn bij het zwembad om verdrinking te voorkomen.
to be crazy about dol zijn op
Could it perhaps be a turkey chick? Zou het misschien een kalkoens kuikentje zijn?
The spreading out can also be beneficial to the traffic congestion. De spreiding kan ook gunstig zijn voor de fileproblematiek.
the residual value may no longer be that high de restwaarde mogelijk niet meer zo hoog gaat zijn
Banking does not have to be difficult and time-consuming. Bankieren hoeft niet lastig en tijdrovend te zijn.
It’ll be difficult to glue the two pieces together. Het zal moeilijk zijn om de twee stukken aan elkaar te lijmen.
No one else could be so sensitive than a true princess. Zo fijngevoelig kon niemand anders zijn dan een echte prinses.
The unions stress that they are not against competition, “but against unfair competition” De bonden benadrukken niet tegen concurrentie te zijn, “maar wel tegen valse concurrentie”.

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A servant must always be obedient.,
Although the Netherlands and Germany are very similar, the differences are also very significant.,
Banking does not have to be difficult and time-consuming.,
be able to,
be jealous of,
But if you insist upon being easy on yourself, life is going to be very hard on you.,
But to tell all the distress and misery the duckling had to endure in that harsh winter would be too dire.,
Children can be greedy sometimes.,
Children should always be supervised at the pool to prevent drowning.,
Convulsions can be a sign of epilepsy.,
Could it perhaps be a turkey chick?,
He already would have been happy if the ducks would have accepted him around them,
He must be aware of the danger.,
I can’t agree with you.,
I don’t know if this will be enough.,
I have to be there at 2:30.,
I want to be a cat.,
I want to be here.,
I would be grateful if you could do that for me.,
If you will be hard on yourself, life will be easy on you.
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