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"when" in Dutch

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The Dutch translation for “when” is als.

Pronounced the same

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as als
if als
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when waarop

Examples of "when" in use

There are 62 examples of the Dutch word for "when" being used:
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If you want to try it, go ahead and try it. Als je het wil proberen, ga je gang en probeer het.
Silence is golden, but not when trying to learn a foreign language. Zwijgen is goud, maar niet als je een vreemde taal tracht te leren.
Even if it’s raining, I’ll go for a walk. Zelfs als het regent, ga ik wandelen.
You’ll get into trouble if your parents find out. Je krijgt problemen als je ouders erachter komen.
Whenever I meet her, I get the desire to kiss her. Telkens als ik haar ontmoet krijg ik het verlangen haar te kussen.
I only want to live in an apartment if it has a balcony. Ik wil enkel in een appartement wonen als het een balkon heeft.
Then you have no right to express an opinion when sensible people are speaking. Dan mag je ook geen mening hebben, als verstandige lieden met elkaar spreken.
Children can go crazy when they lose their favorite toys. Kinderen kunnen door het lint gaan als ze hun favoriete speelgoed verliezen.
The project can only succeed if enough other companies jump on the bandwagon. Het project kan wel alleen slagen als voldoende andere bedrijven mee op de kar springen.
When the weather is nice, we eat on the terrace. Als het mooi weer is, eten we op het terras.

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A single match would do her good, if she would dare to take one from a box, strike it against the wall to warm her fingers.,
But if you insist upon being easy on yourself, life is going to be very hard on you.,
Children can go crazy when they lose their favorite toys.,
Do we get a reward if we find him?,
Even if I wanted to, I couldn’t do that.,
Even if it’s raining, I’ll go for a walk.,
Even if you’re tired, you must persevere.,
Every time he comes here, he orders the same dish.,
Every time I see Tom, he’s reading a comic book.,
Every time she coughed, she felt a great deal of pain.,
Feel free to call if you need anything.,
for her old grandmother, the only one who had ever loved her, and who had now passed away, had told her that when a star falls, a soul was going up to God,
for the time being,
Has anyone ever told you that you snore when you sleep?,
He already would have been happy if the ducks would have accepted him around them,
He always says “Hello” when I see him.,
I hope it is not a drake!,
I know you will go away again when the match burns out.,
I only want to live in an apartment if it has a balcony.,
I would be grateful if you could do that for me.
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