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"went (singular)" in Dutch

ging
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The Dutch translation for “went (singular)” is ging.

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to go gaan
went gingen
went begaven
go (1st person singular) ga
are going (plural) gaan
go (2nd person singular question and imperative) ga
goes (3rd person singular) gaat
went verliep
are going (2nd person singular) ga
go (2nd person singular) gaat

Examples of "went" in use

There are 46 examples of the Dutch word for "went" being used:
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“You have to decide that for yourself,” continued the old duck and left. “Je moet het zelf weten,” hernam de oude eend en ging weg.
The New Year's sun rose and shone upon a little corpse. De nieuwjaarszon ging over het kleine lijkje op.
She sat down on a step from the landing in the courtyard. Zij ging op een trede van het bordes op de binnenplaats zitten.
Then the match went out, and there remained nothing but the thick, damp, cold wall. Daar ging het lucifertje uit, en nu bleef slechts de dikke, vochtige, koude muur over.
There was a knock at the city gate, and the old king went to open it. Daar werd er op de stadspoort geklopt, en de oude koning ging er heen, om haar open te doen.
Have you recently experienced palpitations or felt like your heart was racing? Hebt u onlangs hartkloppingen gehad of voelde het alsof uw hart tekeer ging?
When he saw the duckling, he approached it, broke the ice in pieces with his clog, and took the animal home to his wife. Toen hij het eendje zag, ging hij er heen, trapte het ijs met zijn klomp aan stukken en bracht het dier naar zijn vrouw toe.
but - the light already went out, the stove disappeared and all that was left, was the remains of a half-burnt match in her hand. maar - daar ging het lichtje uit, de kachel verdween, zij hield slechts een klein stompje van het afgebrande lucifertje in de hand.
His reputation was ruined. Zijn reputatie ging te gronde.
My heart was really racing. Mijn hart ging echt immens tekeer.

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Although he was sick, he still went to school.,
And our princess who along with King Philip followed the match in from the stand, was totally freaking out.,
And so the duckling went away,
but - the light already went out, the stove disappeared and all that was left, was the remains of a half-burnt match in her hand.,
Despite the rain, I went for a walk.,
Everything went smoothly.,
Finally one egg after the other opened.,
Finally the big egg opened.,
Have you recently experienced palpitations or felt like your heart was racing?,
He went there in person.,
He went traveling in search of adventure.,
He went with her.,
His reputation was ruined.,
However, the commemoration of the Rwandan genocide was also accompanied by a diplomatic row with France.,
I knew you’d mess things up.,
I went to Australia.,
I went to the doctor.,
It all went wrong.,
It went from pride to sadness in one day.,
It went like that the first day, and later it got worse and worse.
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Domien De Groot