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"were" in Dutch

waren
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Summary

The Dutch translation for “were” is waren.

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were was
is (passive) wordt
to become worden
became werd
become (plural) worden
were werden
becomes (3rd person singular) wordt
become word
is becoming (2nd and 3rd person singular) wordt

Examples of "were" in use

There are 58 examples of the Dutch word for "were" being used:
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they were zij waren
They were mine. Ze waren van mij.
we were wij waren
They were not home. Ze waren niet thuis.
And so they were as good as home. En zo waren zij er dan zo goed als thuis.
you were (plural) jullie waren
My efforts were not in vain. Mijn inspanningen waren niet voor niets.
Yanni and Skura were happy together. Yanni en Skura waren gelukkig samen.
They were sleeping. Ze waren aan het slapen.
The next morning it took a long time before they were finally on the way. De volgende ochtend duurde het lang voor ze eindelijk op pad waren.

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A chirp was heard, and all the animals of the eggs came alive and stuck their heads out of the egg shells.,
All our efforts were in vain.,
All the windows were brightly lit, and it smelled wonderfully of goose roast; because it was New Years Eve.,
All those efforts came to nothing.,
and as soon as they were out of his sight, he dived under the water until the bottom, and when he rose again he was almost beside himself with excitement,
And so they were as good as home.,
and up there, there was no cold, nor hunger, nor fear, they would be with God,
Around the cornfields and the pastures were vast forests, and in the middle of the forests deep lakes.,
for they believed themselves to be half the world, and the better half too.,
Her little hands were almost completely frozen from cold.,
How did you know Tom and Mary were the ones who stole your saxophone?,
How were the drawers attached?,
I didn’t know that Tom and John were brothers?,
In August 2013, two associations were still in the running for the operation of the centre.,
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.,
It lay there for two whole days; then two wild geese or, rather said, gannets came to him; it was not that long ago that they hatched from the egg, and that is why they were so overconfident.,
It were very large slippers, which only her mother had worn so far, that’s how big they were.,
Lights were shining from every window, and there was a savoury smell of roast goose.,
My efforts were not in vain.,
So now the little girl was walking barefoot, her feet were now red and blue from the cold.
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Leslie Van Ael