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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 307 examples of the Dutch word for "was" being used:
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The derisive tone in his voice was clear. De honende toon in zijn stem was duidelijk.
The negotiation was successful. De onderhandeling was succesvol.
The scene was truly breathtaking. Het tafereel was echt adembenemend.
Her speech was full of wit. Haar toespraak was zeer scherpzinnig.
My life would be completely empty without you. Zonder jou was mijn leven helemaal leeg geweest.
he made more noise than was wise hij meer geluid maakte dan verstandig was
He was the presumed leader of the group. Hij was de gedoodverfde leider van de groep.
I was devastated when I heard the truth. Ik was verpletterd toen ik de waarheid hoorde.
The awarding of the medal was a great honour. De toekenning van de medaille was een grote eer.
Tom was a little surprised by Mary’s behaviour. Tom was enigszins verbaasd door Mary’s gedrag.

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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