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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

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were

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wash

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wax

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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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The painting was the eye-catcher of the show.

Het schilderij was de blikvanger van de show.
Towards evening it reached a small, shabby farm hut; it was so dilapidated that it did not know to which side it would fall, and that is why it stayed up

Tegen de avond bereikte het een kleine, armoedige boerenhut; deze was zo bouwvallig, dat zij zelf niet wist, naar welke kant zij zou vallen, en daarom bleef zij maar staan.
I used to be in love with the teacher.

Vroeger was ik verliefd op de juffrouw.
Yanni was hospitalized.

Yanni was gehospitaliseerd.
I wish I was more confident.

Ik wou dat ik zelfverzekerder was.
The tone was mocking and sarcastic.

De toon was spottend en sarcastisch.
The arrangement was mutually beneficial.

De schikking was wederzijds voordelig.
The consternation was clearly noticeable.

De ontsteltenis was duidelijk merkbaar.
He was a very wise, rich and powerful king.

Hij was een zeer wijs, rijk en machtig koning.
I told him his uncle had died.

Ik vertelde hem dat zijn oom gestorven was.

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