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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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Do you ever wish you could experience something ‘for the first time’ again? Heb je ooit dat je wou dat je iets opnieuw ‘voor het eerst’ kon beleven?
There were enough princesses; but he could not find out if they were real princesses. Prinsessen waren er genoeg; maar of het echte prinsessen waren, kon hij niet te weten komen.
and then he began to feel such a great longing for a swim on the water, that he could not help telling the hen. het kreeg zulk een lust om in het water te zwemmen, dat het zich niet kon weerhouden, dit tegen de kip te zeggen.
Bob could not control his anger. Bob kon zijn woede niet beheersen.
Now the duckling was suddenly able to spread his wings. Nu kon het eendje opeens zijn vleugels uitslaan.
Oh, it could not forget those beautiful, happy birds O, het kon die mooie, gelukkige vogels niet vergeten
I was a child, how could I know that that would pass forever Ik was een kind, hoe kon ik weten dat dat voorgoed voorbij zou gaan
I couldn't get them in; no matter how much it quacked, it didn't help me! Ik kon ze er maar niet in krijgen; hoe ik ook kwakte, het hielp mij niemendal!
No one else could be so sensitive than a true princess. Zo fijngevoelig kon niemand anders zijn dan een echte prinses.
It was happy that the door was open and that it could slip out among the bushes into the newly fallen snow. ’t Was gelukkig, dat de deur openstond en dat het tussen de takken in de vers gevallen sneeuw kon sluipen

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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