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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
become word
is becoming (2nd and 3rd person singular) wordt
is is
am ben
become geworden
to be worden

Examples of "was" in use

There are 312 examples of the Dutch word for "was" being used:
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Now the tomcat was the master of the house, and the hen was mistress, and they always said, “We and the world,” En de kater was heer in huis, en de kip was er zo goed als vrouw, en altijd zeiden zij: «Wij en de wereld!»
Yanni was like a magnet. Yanni was zoals een magneet.
I don’t think it was a coincidence ik denk niet dat het toeval was
I was suspicious. Ik was achterdochtig.
Tom was slightly confused. Tom was enigszins in de war.
Oh, it was so beautiful here, so wonderful. O, hier was het zo schoon, zo heerlijk.
The box was filled with styrofoam. De doos was gevuld met piepschuim.
I was absolutely amazed. Ik was helemaal verbijsterd.
I wasn’t in the mood. Ik was gewoon niet in de stemming.
That was a feeble attempt at humour. Dat was een flauwe poging tot humor.

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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