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"could (singular)" in Dutch

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The Dutch translation for “could (singular)” is kon.

Examples of "could" in use

There are 39 examples of the Dutch word for "could" being used:
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She could see into the room. Zij kon in de kamer zien.
I didn’t know that Tom couldn’t speak French. Ik wist niet dat Tom geen Frans kon spreken.
Tom was able to help us today. Tom kon ons helpen vandaag.
I couldn’t find anybody. Ik kon niemand vinden.
We’re glad you were able to come. We zijn blij dat je kon komen.
before he could say anything else voordat hij iets anders kon zeggen
He asked me whether I could do him a favour. Hij vroeg me of ik hem een plezier kon doen.
I wish you could make it into something else ik zou wel willen, dat je dat eens wat anders kon maken
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
Tom couldn’t believe his eyes. Tom kon zijn ogen niet geloven.

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And the tomcat, whom she called her son, could arch his back and purr; he even gave sparks, but then one had to stroke his hair the wrong direction.,
and then he began to feel such a great longing for a swim on the water, that he could not help telling the hen.,
before he could say anything else,
Bob could not control his anger.,
Do you ever wish you could experience something ‘for the first time’ again?,
First later on the day it became quiet; but the poor duckling did not dare to get up yet; it waited several hours more, before it turned around, and then it rushed out of the swamp as fast as it could.,
He asked me whether I could do him a favour.,
He laughed so much that he could hardly move.,
He studied hard so that he could succeed.,
I couldn't get them in; no matter how much it quacked, it didn't help me!,
I couldn’t anticipate that that would happen.,
I couldn’t find anybody.,
I didn’t know that Tom couldn’t speak French.,
I had no idea that you could cook so well.,
I was a child, how could I know that that would pass forever,
I wish you could make it into something else,
if only it could get the permit to lie in the reeds,
It was happy that the door was open and that it could slip out among the bushes into the newly fallen snow.,
It was the only thing I could do.,
No one else could be so sensitive than a true princess.
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Joe van der Lee