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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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Examples of "was" in use

There are 307 examples of the Dutch word for "was" being used:
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Tom wasn’t satisfied with Mary’s answer. Tom was niet tevreden met het antwoord van Mary.
He was crushed by the bad news. Hij was verpletterd door het slechte nieuws.
I had no idea that Mary was your granddaughter. Ik wist niet dat Mary jouw kleindochter was.
It was expensive; nevertheless, we bought the painting. Het was duur; niettemin kochten we het schilderij.
By the way, did you find the umbrella you lost recently? Trouwens, heb je de paraplu gevonden die je onlangs was verloren?
For sure, her father would beat her, and at home it was also cold. Van haar vader zou zij zeker slaag krijgen, en thuis was het ook koud.
The room was so dark that we had to feel our way to the door. De kamer was zo donker dat we op de tast naar de deur moesten gaan.
It was impossible to find a laptop with the two connections. Het was onmogelijk om een laptop met de twee aansluitingen te vinden.
“I had never imagined such happiness, when I was still an ugly duckling!” «Zoveel geluk had ik mij niet kunnen voorstellen, toen ik nog een lelijk eendje was!»
The construction project has uncovered a historical wall that was hidden for a long time. Het bouwproject heeft een historische muur blootgelegd die lang verborgen was.

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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