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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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on it, stood splendid porcelain crockery, and a steaming roast goose, stuffed with apples and dried plums. daarop stond prachtig porseleinen vaatwerk, en heerlijk dampte de gebraden gans, die met appelen en gedroogde pruimen opgevuld was.
One evening a strong thunderstorm came; there was thunder and lighting, the rain was pouring down, it was terrible weather! Op zekeren avond kwam er een geducht onweer opzetten; het lichtte en donderde, de regen viel bij stroomen neer, het was een verschrikkelijk weer!
That was a lie. Dat was gelogen.
The altar was hollow. Het altaar was hol.
After the fire, there was a lot of ash. Na de brand was er veel as.
I was used to the heat. Ik was gewend aan de hitte.
Yanni was decapitated. Yanni was onthoofd.
It was a cowardly attempt. Het was een laffe poging.
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 want haar oude grootmoeder, de enige die haar ooit had liefgehad, maar die nu dood was, had haar verteld, dat er, als er een ster naar beneden valt, een ziel tot God opstijgt
His beard was long and bushy. Zijn baard was lang en ruig.

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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