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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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were was
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is becoming (2nd and 3rd person singular) wordt
is is
am ben
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to be worden

Examples of "was" in use

There are 312 examples of the Dutch word for "was" being used:
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There was always something that was a bit not quite right. Altijd was er iets, dat niet geheel in de haak was.
It was a profound change. Het was een ingrijpende verandering.
The exhibition was very interesting. De tentoonstelling was erg interessant.
I don’t think that was a wise decision. Ik denk niet dat dat een verstandige beslissing was.
She thought I would help her, but it was the other way around. Ze dacht dat ik haar zou helpen, maar het was andersom.
Yes, it was really wonderful out there on the land! Ja, het was werkelijk heerlijk daar buiten op het land!
I think what you just told me was a lie. Ik denk dat hetgeen wat je me juist verteld hebt een leugen was.
Someone told me Tom was allergic to wheat. Iemand heeft me verteld dat Tom allergisch was voor tarwe.
She laid good eggs, and the woman loved her as if she had been her own child. Zij legde heerlijke eieren, en de vrouw had haar zo lief, alsof zij haar kind was.
it was sad because it looked ugly and was mocked by everyone else het was treurig, omdat het er lelijk uitzag en door al de anderen bespot werd

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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 the Word was God,
and the Word was with God,
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
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Domien De Groot