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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
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Examples of "was" in use

There are 312 examples of the Dutch word for "was" being used:
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There was some resistance in the first days and weeks. De eerste dagen en weken was er wat weerstand.
This famous actress was also a fashion icon. Deze beroemde actrice was eveneens een mode-icoon.
The coordination with other departments was difficult. De afstemming met andere afdelingen was lastig.
Who was the contact person assigned to you? Wie was de contactpersoon die u werd toegewezen?
and up there, there was no cold, nor hunger, nor fear, they would be with God en daar boven was noch koude, noch honger, noch angst, zij waren bij God
it was overwhelmed with happiness, and yet not at all proud het was overgelukkig, maar volstrekt niet trots
The king was furious and sent him to the torture chamber. De koning was woedend en stuurde hem naar de folterkamer.
Yanni was always available for his friends. Yanni was altijd beschikbaar voor zijn vrienden.
He was a great admirer of Albert Einstein. Hij was een groot bewonderaar van Albert Einstein.
Here it lay all night; it was tired and sad. Hier lag het de gehele nacht; het was vermoeid en verdrietig.

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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