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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 280 examples of the Dutch word for "was" being used:
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Then we knew it was ammonia and we got out as quickly as possible. Toen wisten we dat het ammoniak was en zijn we zo rap mogelijk uitgestapt.
Her English was impeccable; I didn’t think she was a foreigner. Haar Engels was onberispelijk; ik dacht niet dat ze een buitenlander was.
The preparation was an organizational and logistical feat. De voorbereiding was een organisatorisch en logistiek huzarenstuk.
“It’s too big!” they all said, and the turkey that had come into the world with spurs and therefore thought he was emperor, blew himself up like a ship with full sails and came up to him; then he clucked and his head turned bright red. “Het is te groot!” zeiden allen, en de kalkoense haan, die met sporen ter wereld gekomen was en daarom dacht, dat hij keizer was, blies zich op als een schip met volle zeilen en kwam op hem af; toen klokte hij en werd zijn kop vuurrood.
The coordination among the partners was crucial for the success of the event. De afstemming tussen de partners was van cruciaal belang voor het succes van het evenement.
The gun was the police’s sole lead for solving the crime. Het pistool was het enige aanknopingspunt van de politie voor het oplossen van het misdrijf.
Gustav was so distracted early this morning that he accidentally put on two different socks. Gustav was vanmorgen vroeg zo verstrooid dat hij per ongeluk twee verschillende sokken had aantrokken.
I found the jewelry that I had lost. Ik vond de sieraden die ik kwijt was.
No one was present at the meeting. Niemand was bij de bijeenkomst aanwezig.
The government was obliged to make changes in its foreign policy. De overheid was verplicht het buitenlands beleid te veranderen.

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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