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"We tried in vain to make him change his mind." in Dutch

Tevergeefs trachtten we zijn mening te doen veranderen.
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Englishin vain Dutchtevergeefs Learn
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Englishattempted Dutchtrachtten Learn
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Englishwe Dutchwe Learn
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Englishhis Dutchzijn Learn
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Englishopinion Dutchmening Learn
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Englishto do (long form) Dutchte doen Learn
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Englishto change Dutchveranderen Learn

Summary

The Dutch translation for “We tried in vain to make him change his mind.” is Tevergeefs trachtten we zijn mening te doen veranderen.. The Dutch, Tevergeefs trachtten we zijn mening te doen veranderen., can be broken down into 7 parts:"in vain" (tevergeefs), "attempted" (trachtten), "we" (we), "his" (zijn), "opinion" (mening), "to do (long form)" (te doen) and "to change" (veranderen).

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