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"to get" in Dutch

krijgen

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Summary

The Dutch translation for “to get” is krijgen.

Pronounced the same

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get (plural)

krijgen

See also

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to get

geraken
get

snap
get (1st person singular)

krijg
get (plural)

krijgen
get

haal

Examples of "to get" in use

There are 11 examples of the Dutch word for "to get" being used:
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to get (long form)

te krijgen
Now I can have some duck eggs.

Nu kan ik eendeneieren krijgen.
if only it could get the permit to lie in the reeds

als het maar de vergunning kon krijgen, om in het riet te liggen
Did you manage to get a hold of Tom?

Heb je Tom te pakken kunnen krijgen?
Tom will have nightmares.

Tom zal nachtmerries krijgen.
For sure, her father would beat her, and at home it was also cold.

Van haar vader zou zij zeker slaag krijgen, en thuis was het ook koud.
And he would be blamed.

En hij zou de schuld krijgen.
Can I get insurance?

Kan ik verzekering krijgen?
Do we get a reward if we find him?

Krijgen we een beloning als we hem vinden?
I couldn't get them in; no matter how much it quacked, it didn't help me!

Ik kon ze er maar niet in krijgen; hoe ik ook kwakte, het hielp mij niemendal!

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"to get" Practice (9)
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Can I get insurance?,
Did you manage to get a hold of Tom?,
For sure, her father would beat her, and at home it was also cold.,
I couldn't get them in; no matter how much it quacked, it didn't help me!,
if only it could get the permit to lie in the reeds,
Now I can have some duck eggs.,
“Look at that! Now we wil get additional ones, as if we are not enough already! And gosh! that one duckling looks so ugly! We don’t want that here! ”
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