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"was" in Dutch

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The Dutch translation for “was” is was.

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laundry was
were was
wash was
wax was

Examples of "was" in use

There are 291 examples of the Dutch word for "was" being used:
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The old trunk had become completely hollow. De oude stam was helemaal hol geworden.
Tom assumed that it was free. Tom ging ervan uit dat het gratis was.
Every effort was in vain. Elke inspanning was tevergeefs.
for it was New Year’s Eve want het was oudejaarsavond
She complained because the food was cold. Zij mopperde omdat het eten koud was.
The confused man didn’t know where he was. De verwarde man wist niet waar hij was.
The loot was so large that they were surprised. De buit was zo groot dat ze verrast waren.
His presentation was succinct yet powerful. Zijn presentatie was bondig maar krachtig.
The derisive tone in his voice was clear. De honende toon in zijn stem was duidelijk.
The negotiation was successful. De onderhandeling was succesvol.

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a branch that was as thick as a python,
A slight poke was enough to stop her.,
After he’d been at the festival, he had problems with his hearing.,
After only a few minutes, he was gone again.,
After the fire, there was a lot of ash.,
All the windows were brightly lit, and it smelled wonderfully of goose roast; because it was New Years Eve.,
Almost everyone was late.,
Although he was sick, he still went to school.,
and up there, there was no cold, nor hunger, nor fear, they would be with God,
And what was more beautiful to see,
And whose idea was that?,
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.,
By the way, did you find the umbrella you lost recently?,
Didn’t you know Tom was married?,
Every effort was in vain.,
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
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Domien De Groot