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"to do" in Dutch

doen
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Summary

The Dutch translation for “to do” is doen.

Pronounced the same

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do (plural) doen

See also

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did deed
did (plural) deden

Examples of "to do" in use

There are 48 examples of the Dutch word for "to do" being used:
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to do (long form) te doen
What did you come here to do? Wat kwam je hier doen?
She didn’t know what she could do here. Ze wist niet wat ze hier zou kunnen doen.
Yanni knew what he had to do. Yanni wist wat hij moest doen.
What are you doing today? Wat ga je vandaag doen?
What do you want to do? Wat wil je doen?
What do you want to do while you’re here? Wat wil je doen zolang je hier bent?
The question is whether he can do it or not. De vraag is of hij het kan doen of niet.
doing aan het doen
I know what they’re going to do. Ik weet wat ze gaan doen.

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Lesson phrases
a cumbersome way of doing things,
A single match would do her good, if she would dare to take one from a box, strike it against the wall to warm her fingers.,
A well-timed witty remark can do a lot.,
but the duckling thought they would harm him; and in his fear he flew into the milk pail, so the milk was splashed all over the room,
Even if I wanted to, I couldn’t do that.,
He asked me whether I could do him a favour.,
Here’s a list of things that Tom needs to do.,
How do I find out what I can really do?,
I know what they’re going to do.,
I will do my best.,
I wonder if Tom knew we had to do that.,
I would be grateful if you could do that for me.,
I would rather do management now.,
It was the only thing I could do.,
it will be especially beneficial to get out again,
Please tell me what to do.,
She didn’t know what she could do here.,
That’s not something anyone can do.,
The government should do away with these regulations.,
The judge will make a ruling concerning the case.
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