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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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His beard was long and bushy. Zijn baard was lang en ruig.
The lake was frozen. Het meer was bevroren.
Lit up by the blazing sun, there stood an old castle, that was surrounded by a deep canal, and from the wall to the water thick brushwood was growing. Door de glans der zon beschenen, stond daar een oud kasteel, dat door een diepe gracht omgeven was, en van de muur tot aan het water groeide dicht kreupelhout.
Tom said he thought I was lazy. Tom zei dat hij dacht dat ik lui was.
everyone was tense iedereen was gespannen
Yanni’s body was naked. Yanni zijn lichaam was naakt.
Tom’s grandfather was a slave. Toms grootvader was een slaaf.
His commitment was sincere. Zijn toezegging was oprecht.
I found out that Kate was wealthy. Ik kwam erachter dat Kate rijk was.
The gig was as loud as hell. Het optreden was verdomd luid.

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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