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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

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did

deed
did (plural)

deden

Examples of "to do" in use

There are 46 examples of the Dutch word for "to do" being used:
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to do (long form)

te doen
There was a lot to do.

Er was veel te doen.
Yanni has some work to do.

Yanni heeft wat werk te doen.
Yanni knew what he had to do.

Yanni wist wat hij moest doen.
She didn’t know what she could do here.

Ze wist niet wat ze hier zou kunnen doen.
doing

aan het doen
The question is whether he can do it or not.

De vraag is of hij het kan doen of niet.
I know what they’re going to do.

Ik weet wat ze gaan doen.
What would Mary do if she found out?

Wat zou Mary doen als ze erachter kwam?
Even if I wanted to, I couldn’t do that.

Zelfs als ik het zou willen, zou ik dat niet kunnen doen.

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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.,
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,
Don’t forget to turn the light off.,
Here’s a list of things that Tom needs to do.,
I know what they’re going to do.,
I will do my best.,
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.,
There was a lot to do.,
There’s no need to pretend anymore.,
to do (long form),
to do housework,
to do the dishes,
to do the laundry,
to go grocery shopping
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