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"when; if" in Dutch

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The Dutch translation for “when; if” is als.

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Examples of "when; if" in use

There are 55 examples of the Dutch word for "when; if" being used:
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if you are good

als je goed bent
What if someone sees us?

Wat als iemand ons ziet?
if I should go there

als ik daar heen zou gaan
Even if I wanted to, I couldn’t do that.

Zelfs als ik het zou willen, zou ik dat niet kunnen doen.
If I had the money, I’d buy a new house.

Als ik het geld had, zou ik een nieuw huis kopen.
You can use my car, if you want to.

Je mag mijn auto gebruiken, als je wil.
If you will be hard on yourself, life will be easy on you.

Als je hard voor jezelf bent, zal het leven gemakkelijk voor je zijn.
You can’t win if you don’t play.

Je kan niet winnen als je niet speelt.
if only it could get the permit to lie in the reeds

als het maar de vergunning kon krijgen, om in het riet te liggen
I would be grateful if you could do that for me.

Ik zou dankbaar zijn als je dat voor me zou willen doen.

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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.,
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.,
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,
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.,
If I forward this dossier, it becomes official.,
If I had the money, I’d buy a new house.,
If I have to show a lot of guts in the tests, it will be difficult.,
if I should go there,
if only it could get the permit to lie in the reeds,
if you are good,
If you don’t watch out, you’ll get another fine.,
If you scream loudly, you get a sore throat.,
If you want to try it, go ahead and try it.,
If you will be hard on yourself, life will be easy on you.,
In the capital Beijing the people groan almost daily under high concentrations of fine dust.
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