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"that" in Dutch

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The Dutch translation for “that” is dat.

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Examples of "that" in use

There are 423 examples of the Dutch word for "that" being used:
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We were so excited that we couldn’t sit still. We waren zo opgewonden dat we niet stil konden zitten.
And the mother said, “I wish you went away from here!” En de moeder zeide: “Ik wou, dat je maar ver hier vandaan waart!”
The stress is on the first syllable of that word. De klemtoon ligt op de eerste lettergreep van dat woord.
I think what you just told me was a lie. Ik denk dat hetgeen wat je me juist verteld hebt een leugen was.
Someone told me Tom was allergic to wheat. Iemand heeft me verteld dat Tom allergisch was voor tarwe.
Can you arch your back, or purr, or throw out sparks? Kun je een hoge rug zetten en spinnen en maken, dat er vonken uit je lijf komen?
And that is what they did; but the other ducks around looked at them and said to each other: En dat deden zij; maar de andere eenden in de rondte bekeken ze en zeiden tegen elkaar:
“You are terribly ugly!” the wild ducks said; “But we don’t care as long you don’t marry someone within our family!” “Je bent verschrikkelijk lelijk!” zeiden de wilde eenden; “maar dat kan ons niet schelen, als je maar niet met iemand van onze familie trouwt!”
That would be nice. Dat zou fijn zijn.
That gray building? Dat grijze gebouw?

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a country that is known as tolerant,
A guitar is a stringed instrument that is played with the fingers or with a plectrum.,
a liar that is right, that’s true,
A lot of women buy shoes one size too small, because they find them prettier.,
A poll showed that 79% felt themselves hampered in their right to vote.,
According to a survey by the Association for Alcohol and Other Drug Problems.,
According to Tom, that’s not going to happen.,
All the instructions are on that paper.,
And that is what they did; but the other ducks around looked at them and said to each other:,
And the matches were glowing so bright, brighter than at noon-day.,
And the mother said, “I wish you went away from here!”,
and then he began to feel such a great longing for a swim on the water, that he could not help telling the hen.,
and will be verified during an interview that may be preceded by a written test,
And yet she said she was a true princess.,
Are you sure we have enough money?,
As they climbed higher and higher in the air, the ugly little duckling felt wonderfully weary,
but how did it help?,
but she had poor eyesight, and therefore she thought, that this duckling must be a fat duck, who had got lost,
But that doesn’t matter!,
but the duckling thought they would harm him; and in his fear he flew into the milk pail, so the milk was splashed all over the room
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