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"because" in Dutch

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Summary

The Dutch translation for “because” is want.

Pronounced the same

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wall wand

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because omdat

Examples of "because" in use

There are 26 examples of the Dutch word for "because" being used:
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Forgive me, for I have sinned. Vergeef me, want ik heb gezondigd.
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. Daarbinnen was een verschrikkelijk rumoer; want daar waren twee families, die elkaar het bezit van een palingkop betwistten, en eindelijk kreeg de kat die toch.
Now the prince took her to be his wife; because now he knew that he had a real princess, and the pea was placed in the cabinet of rarities, in which it can still be seen, if at least no one has stolen it. Nu nam de prins haar tot vrouw; want nu wist hij, dat hij een echte prinses bezat, en de erwt kwam in het kabinet van zeldzaamheden, waarin zij nog te zien is, als niemand haar ten minste gestolen heeft.
a necessity because criminals are increasingly sophisticated een noodzaak, want criminelen worden alsmaar spitsvondiger
And now all the little ducks hurried, as much as they could, and they emerged from the eggs and looked everywhere under the green leaves; and the mother let them look, as much as they wanted; because green is good for the eyes. En nu haasten zich al de kleine eendjes, wat zij konden, en zij kwamen uit de eieren te voorschijn en keken naar alle kanten onder de groene bladeren; en de moeder liet ze kijken, zoveel als zij maar wilden; want groen is goed voor de ogen.
Now the time has come for Esperanto, because communication is becoming increasingly important in the world. Nu is het moment gekomen voor Esperanto, want communicatie wordt almaar belangrijker in de wereld.

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a necessity because criminals are increasingly sophisticated,
All the windows were brightly lit, and it smelled wonderfully of goose roast; because it was New Years Eve.,
And now all the little ducks hurried, as much as they could, and they emerged from the eggs and looked everywhere under the green leaves; and the mother let them look, as much as they wanted; because green is good for the eyes.,
And she lit all the matches in the box, for she wished to keep her grandmother with her.,
because see how rich life is,
because the arrow had hit a tendon in his neck,
Don’t believe her because she always lies.,
Eat, for you are hungry.,
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 it was New Year’s Eve,
for they believed themselves to be half the world, and the better half too.,
Forgive me, for I have sinned.,
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 was summer, the corn was ripe, the hay stood on the green pastures and the stork was walking on its long, red legs and talking Egyptian; because he had learned this language from his mother.,
I’m yawning because I’m tired.,
Keep speaking, because you speak well.,
Now the prince took her to be his wife; because now he knew that he had a real princess, and the pea was placed in the cabinet of rarities, in which it can still be seen, if at least no one has stolen it.,
Now the time has come for Esperanto, because communication is becoming increasingly important in the world.,
She rarely got visitors, because the other ducks preferred to swim in the canal, than to come out of the water to talk to her.,
So he came home again and was sad, because he really wanted to have a real princess.
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