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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
wax was

Examples of "was" in use

There are 280 examples of the Dutch word for "was" being used:
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I wonder whether Tom was murdered. Ik vraag me af of Tom vermoord was.
it was a wonderful light! het was een wonderbaar lichtje!
There was an earthquake yesterday. Gisteren was er een aardbeving.
Tom was badly beaten up. Tom was ernstig in elkaar geslagen.
After only a few minutes, he was gone again. Na luttele minuten was hij alweer weg.
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.
His downfall was inevitable. Zijn ondergang was onafwendbaar.
The derisive tone in his voice was clear. De honende toon in zijn stem was duidelijk.

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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.,
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,
for it was New Year’s Eve,
For sure, her father would beat her, and at home it was also cold.
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Domien De Groot