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"was; became" in Dutch

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The Dutch translation for “was; became” is werd.

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is

is
were; became

werden
to be; to become

worden
are; become (plural)

worden
becomes (3rd person singular)

wordt
is (passive)

wordt

Examples of "was; became" in use

There are 76 examples of the Dutch word for "was; became" being used:
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Winter came.

Het werd winter.
He was treated kindly.

Hij werd vriendelijk bejegend.
Tom got bit.

Tom werd gebeten.
In his hand, lead became gold.

In zijn hand werd lood goud.
I woke up just before Tom did.

Ik werd vlak voor Tom wakker.
but with every night, the space on which he swam became smaller and smaller

maar met iedere nacht werd het gat, waarin het zwom, al kleiner en kleiner
She suddenly fell silent.

Plots werd ze stil.
She became a victim of blackmail.

Ze werd slachtoffer van chantage.
and bread and cake were thrown into the water

en er werd brood en koek in het water geworpen
The barn was struck by lightning.

De schuur werd getroffen door bliksem.

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A great hunt was held; the hunters lay around the swamp; yes, some sat up in the branches of the trees, which stretched far over the reed.,
A second one was struck against the wall,
According to her, she was treated unacceptably by lawyers.,
and so the duckling was allowed to remain on trial for three weeks,
And the matches were glowing so bright, brighter than at noon-day.,
As they climbed higher and higher in the air, the ugly little duckling felt wonderfully weary,
At last he became exhausted, and lay still and helpless, frozen fast in the ice.,
but now she became colder, but she didn't dare to go home,
But the poor duckling that had hatched last and looked so ugly was bitten, bumped and fooled by both the ducks and the chickens.,
but with every night, the space on which he swam became smaller and smaller,
First later on the day it became quiet; but the poor duckling did not dare to get up yet; it waited several hours more, before it turned around, and then it rushed out of the swamp as fast as it could.,
He was red with anger.,
his handwriting got messier,
In a corner formed by two houses, one of which protruded a little more than the other, she squatted down.,
it gave light, and where it shone against the wall, it went as transparent as a veil,
it swam in the water, dived under with his head, but was treated with contempt by all other animals, because of its ugly appearance.,
it was sad because it looked ugly and was mocked by everyone else,
It went like that the first day, and later it got worse and worse.,
Ron said it made him sick,
She again struck a match on the wall, and again it became bright around her; in the brightness stood her old grandmother, clear and shining, yet loving in her appearance.
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