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"was" in Dutch

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The Dutch translation for “was” is was.

Pronounced the same

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laundry

was
were

was
wash

was

Examples of "was" in use

There are 172 examples of the Dutch word for "was" being used:
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I was

ik was
it was

het was
he was

hij was
she was

zij was
once upon a time

er was eens
He was once here.

Hij was eens hier.
That was already there.

Dat was al daar.
There was a lot to do.

Er was veel te doen.
you were

jij was
Tom was my father.

Tom was mijn vader.

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a branch that was as thick as a python,
After he’d been at the festival, he had problems with his hearing.,
After the fire, there was a lot of ash.,
and up there, there was no cold, nor hunger, nor fear, they would be with God!,
And what was more beautiful to see,
And yet she said she was a true princess.,
but she had poor eyesight, and therefore she thought, that this duckling must be a fat duck, who had got lost,
But the poor duckling that had hatched last and looked so ugly was bitten, bumped and fooled by both the ducks and the chickens.,
Didn’t you know Tom was married?,
everyone was moody and short-tempered,
everyone was tense,
for her old grandmother, the only one who had ever loved her, and who had now passed away, had told her that when a star falls, a soul was going up to God.,
for it was New Year’s Eve.,
For sure, her father would beat her, and at home it was also cold.,
Gustav was so distracted early this morning that he accidentally put on two different socks.,
he made more noise than was wise,
He thought about how he had been persecuted and despised, and now he heard them all say he was the most beautiful of all the birds.,
he was,
He was a very wise, rich and powerful king.,
he was angry that I hadn’t done it
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