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"had (singular)" in Dutch

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The Dutch translation for “had (singular)” is had.

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had gehad
to have hebben
have (plural) hebben
have (2nd person singular in a question or command) heb
have (2nd person singular) hebt
have (1st person singular) heb
had (plural) hadden
have (2nd person formal) heeft

Examples of "had" in use

There are 81 examples of the Dutch word for "had" being used:
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I wish you had called ahead. Ik wou dat je van tevoren had gebeld.
She had taken beautiful pictures of the animals in the zoo. Zij had prachtige foto’s getrokken van de dieren in de dierentuin.
She laid good eggs, and the woman loved her as if she had been her own child. Zij legde heerlijke eieren, en de vrouw had haar zo lief, alsof zij haar kind was.
No one had bought any from her the whole day, nor had anyone given her even a penny. Niemand had er de hele dag een van haar gekocht, niemand had haar zelfs een aalmoes gegeven.
The hen had very short legs, so she was called “Miss Shortlegs.” De kip had korte, lage poten, en daarom werd zij juffrouw Kortbeen genoemd
No one had bought one from her all day, no one had even given her alms. Niemand had er den heelen dag een van haar gekocht, niemand had haar zelfs een aalmoes gegeven.
He had a hole in his sock. Hij had een gat in zijn sok.
She had nightmares. Ze had nachtmerries.
He had nightmares. Hij had nachtmerries.
I should have been able to handle Tom. Ik had Tom moeten aankunnen.

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Actually, he should have been torn to pieces.,
After he had received a new kidney, he no longer had to have dialysis.,
After he’d been at the festival, he had problems with his hearing.,
Although he had no experience, he did well.,
At first he did not realize that he had won the speech contest.,
because the arrow had hit a tendon in his neck,
but he felt something towards them as he had never felt for anything else,
but she had poor eyesight, and therefore she thought, that this duckling must be a fat duck, who had got lost,
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,
Google co-founder Sergey Brin had paid a deposit for the flight.,
Gustav was so distracted early this morning that he accidentally put on two different socks.,
Harry had wandered through the school for three consecutive nights,
He had a hole in his sock.,
He had asked for 50 euros.,
He had never looked so disturbed.,
He had nightmares.,
He had no defense against it.,
He now felt so glad at all the suffering and hardships which he had undergone.,
He turned his back on me when I needed him most.,
Her little feet she had drawn under her.
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