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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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wash

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Examples of "was" in use

There are 258 examples of the Dutch word for "was" being used:
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There was an earthquake yesterday.

Gisteren was er een aardbeving.
Tom was badly beaten up.

Tom was ernstig in elkaar geslagen.
It was love at first sight.

Het was liefde op het eerste gezicht.
The jerk on the chain was unexpected.

De ruk aan de ketting was onverwacht.
That was the high point of my day.

Dat was het hoogtepunt van mijn dag.
It was summer, the corn was ripe, the hay stood on the green pastures and the stork was walking on its long, red legs and talking Egyptian; because he had learned this language from his mother.

Het was zomer, het koren was rijp, het hooi stond op de groene weiden aan oppers, en de ooievaar liep op zijn lange, rode poten en praatte Egyptisch; want deze taal had hij van zijn moeder geleerd.
Was the book you were reading yesterday in French or English?

Was het boek dat je gisteren las in Frans of Engels?
The annoyance was noticeable in his tone.

De ergernis was te merken aan zijn toon.
There was some resistance in the first days and weeks.

De eerste dagen en weken was er wat weerstand.
I had no idea that Mary was your granddaughter.

Ik wist niet dat Mary jouw kleindochter was.

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