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"to give" in Dutch

geven
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Summary

The Dutch translation for “to give” is geven.

Pronounced the same

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give (plural) geven

Examples of "to give" in use

There are 14 examples of the Dutch word for "to give" being used:
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to give (long form) te geven
to give back teruggeven
You need to set a good example. Je moet het goede voorbeeld geven.
Can you give me a piece of bread, please? Kun je me alsjeblieft een stuk brood geven?
You need to set a good example for your children. Je moet het goede voorbeeld geven voor je kinderen.
Why don’t we give Tom a chance? Waarom geven we Tom geen kans?
We should give Tom another chance. We moeten Tom nog een kans geven.
You can’t give me orders. U kunt me geen enkel bevel geven.
They’re going to give me an estimate. Ze zullen me een schatting geven.
to buy a round of drinks een rondje geven

Practice Lesson

"to give" Practice (14)
Lesson
Lesson words
to give,
to give back
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Lesson phrases
Can you give me a piece of bread, please?,
Do not give alms to impoverishment.,
I’ll give you a demonstration.,
The ducks bit it, and the chickens pinched it, and the girl who fed the beasts kicked it.,
They’re going to give me an estimate.,
to buy a round of drinks,
to give examples,
We should give Tom another chance.,
Why don’t we give Tom a chance?,
You can’t give me orders.,
You need to set a good example for your children.,
You need to set a good example.
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Acknowledgements

Audio
Dorenda Snieder
Audio source
http://shtooka.net/view_sound.php?id=115358
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