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"almost" in Dutch

bijna
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The Dutch translation for “almost” is bijna.

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Examples of "almost" in use

There are 19 examples of the Dutch word for "almost" being used:
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It’s nearly half past two. Het is bijna half drie.
Tom is almost as tall as me. Tom is bijna zo lang als ik.
I have a car, but I almost never use it. Ik heb een auto maar ik gebruik hem bijna nooit.
The attack lasted for nearly three hours. De aanval duurde bijna drie uur.
We’ve almost finished. We zijn bijna klaar.
I almost tripped. Ik ben bijna gestruikeld.
I almost died. Ik stierf bijna.
It's almost eleven o'clock. Het is bijna elf uur.
Love changes almost everything. Liefde verandert bijna alles.
The meeting is almost over. De bijeenkomst is bijna voorbij.

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Her little hands were almost completely frozen from cold.,
I almost tripped.,
I clean the kitchen almost every day.,
I have a car, but I almost never use it.,
I haven’t slept almost all night!,
I shower almost every day.,
In the middle of this there was a duck in her nest, who had to hatch her young; but it almost bored her, it took so long, before the ducklings hatched.,
It's almost eleven o'clock.,
It’s nearly half past two.,
Love changes almost everything.,
My hard drive is almost full.,
The attack lasted for nearly three hours.,
The number of subscriptions for mobile banking via smartphone or tablet, almost tripled to 1,039 million.,
The two paintings are almost identical in style and composition.,
There are so many beauty tools on the market that you almost can’t see the forest through the brushes.,
Tom is almost as tall as me.,
We’ve almost finished.
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