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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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Examples of "was" in use

There are 307 examples of the Dutch word for "was" being used:
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The teacher was exceptionally clear. De docent was buitengewoon duidelijk.
That was the high point of my day. Dat was het hoogtepunt van mijn dag.
His downfall was inevitable. Zijn ondergang was onafwendbaar.
A slight poke was enough to stop her. Een lichte por was genoeg om haar te stoppen.
It was summer, the corn was ripe, the hay stood on the green pastures and the stork was walking on its long, red legs and talking Egyptian; because he had learned this language from his mother. Het was zomer, het koren was rijp, het hooi stond op de groene weiden aan oppers, en de ooievaar liep op zijn lange, rode poten en praatte Egyptisch; want deze taal had hij van zijn moeder geleerd.
The grace of her performance was striking. De genade van haar optreden was opvallend.
Was the book you were reading yesterday in French or English? Was het boek dat je gisteren las in Frans of Engels?
The annoyance was noticeable in his tone. De ergernis was te merken aan zijn toon.
There was some resistance in the first days and weeks. De eerste dagen en weken was er wat weerstand.
The coordination with other departments was difficult. De afstemming met andere afdelingen was lastig.

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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