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"was" in Dutch

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The Dutch translation for “was” is was.

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laundry

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were

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wash

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wax

was

Examples of "was" in use

There are 258 examples of the Dutch word for "was" being used:
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The thrilling finale was breathtaking.

De zinderende finale was adembenemend.
everyone was moody and short-tempered

iedereen was humeurig en kortaangebonden
The eviction of the tenant was unlawful.

De uitzetting van de huurder was onrechtmatig.
His deportation was inevitable.

Zijn uitwijzing was onvermijdelijk.
The tangle of yarn was difficult to unravel.

De kluwen garen was moeilijk uit elkaar te halen.
Tom was one of the three who died in the attack.

Tom was één van de drie die stierven in de aanval.
It lay there for two whole days; then two wild geese or, rather said, gannets came to him; it was not that long ago that they hatched from the egg, and that is why they were so overconfident.

Zo lag het twee hele dagen; toen kwamen er twee wilde ganzen of, liever gezegd, genten naar hem toe; het was nog niet lang geleden, dat zij uit het ei gekropen waren, en daarom waren zij zo overmoedig.
he wasn’t pearly white and translucent anymore

hij was niet parelwit en doorschijnend meer
She was so shocked that she couldn’t speak.

Ze was zodanig geschrokken dat ze niet kon praten.
The road was blocked due to a pile-up.

De weg was geblokkeerd door een kettingbotsing.

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