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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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Inside there was a terrible noise; because there were two families disputing each other’s possession of an eel head, and finally the cat still got it. Daarbinnen was een verschrikkelijk rumoer; want daar waren twee families, die elkaar het bezit van een palingkop betwistten, en eindelijk kreeg de kat die toch.
The awarding of the title was deserved. De toekenning van de titel was verdiend.
The painting was the eye-catcher of the show. Het schilderij was de blikvanger van de show.
Towards evening it reached a small, shabby farm hut; it was so dilapidated that it did not know to which side it would fall, and that is why it stayed up Tegen de avond bereikte het een kleine, armoedige boerenhut; deze was zo bouwvallig, dat zij zelf niet wist, naar welke kant zij zou vallen, en daarom bleef zij maar staan.
He had always been a bit of an oddball. Hij was altijd nogal een zonderling.
I used to be in love with the teacher. Vroeger was ik verliefd op de juffrouw.
The temple was filled with incense smoke. De tempel was gevuld met rook van wierook.
Yanni was hospitalized. Yanni was gehospitaliseerd.
I wish I was more confident. Ik wou dat ik zelfverzekerder was.
The tone was mocking and sarcastic. De toon was spottend en sarcastisch.

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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