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"too" in Dutch

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Summary

The Dutch translation for “too” is te.

Pronounced the same

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to aan
too ook

Examples of "too" in use

There are 45 examples of the Dutch word for "too" being used:
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You can never be too careful. Men is nooit te voorzichtig.
Is the bar too low for education in Belgium? Ligt de lat voor het onderwijs in België te laag?
She was too arrogant to accept others’ suggestions. Ze was te verwaand om de suggesties van anderen te accepteren.
He’s too nice for his own good. Al te goed is buurmans gek.
A lot of women buy shoes one size too small, because they find them prettier. Veel vrouwen kopen schoenen een maat te klein, omdat ze dat mooier vinden.
“It has been in the egg for too long, and that is why it has become deformed!a little!” “Het heeft te lang in het ei gezeten, en daardoor is het wat mismaakt geworden!”
But to tell all the distress and misery the duckling had to endure in that harsh winter would be too dire. Maar al de nood en de ellende, welke het eendje in die strenge winter moest doorstaan, te vertellen, zou te akelig zijn.
That is really too tight. Dat is dus echt veel te krap.
These empty boxes take up too much space. Die lege kisten nemen te veel plaats in.
You took it out of the oven too soon. Je hebt het te vroeg uit de oven gehaald.

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"too" Practice (46)
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A lot of women buy shoes one size too small, because they find them prettier.,
Are they still late?,
Are you still overweight?,
But to tell all the distress and misery the duckling had to endure in that harsh winter would be too dire.,
Each time he eats too much.,
He is late now.,
He is late.,
He was too confused to give a proper answer.,
He will be late.,
He’s always short of money.,
He’s too nice for his own good.,
I am happy to be late.,
I can’t hear what you’re saying; it’s too noisy here.,
I drink too much coffee.,
I sunbathed for too long and my skin felt sore.,
I think it wouldn’t be too hard to come up with a better system.,
In the capital Beijing the people groan almost daily under high concentrations of fine dust.,
Is the bar too low for education in Belgium?,
It’s too big.,
I’m going to be late for work.
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