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"was" in Dutch

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The Dutch translation for “was” is was.

Pronounced the same

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laundry was
were was
wash was
wax was

Examples of "was" in use

There are 266 examples of the Dutch word for "was" being used:
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he was angry that I hadn’t done it hij was boos dat ik het niet deed
His father was a carpenter. Zijn vader was timmerman.
My speech was short and powerful. Mijn betoog was kort en krachtig.
It was cold, and in addition, it was windy. Het was koud, en bovendien was er wind.
He was not aware of the danger. Hij was zich niet bewust van het gevaar.
How long was I unconscious? Hoe lang was ik buiten bewustzijn?
Was it raining on your wedding day? Was het aan het regenen op jullie trouwdag?
It was terribly cold, snow was falling and it was already starting to get dark. Het was snerpend koud, het sneeuwde en begon al donker te worden.
Once upon a time there was a prince who wanted to marry a princess; but it had to be a real princess. Er was eens een prins, die met een prinses wilde trouwen; maar het moest een echte prinses zijn.
So he came home again and was sad, because he really wanted to have a real princess. Zo kwam hij dan weer thuis en was treurig, want hij wilde toch zo heel graag een echte prinses hebben.

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a branch that was as thick as a python,
After he’d been at the festival, he had problems with his hearing.,
After the fire, there was a lot of ash.,
All the windows were brightly lit, and it smelled wonderfully of goose roast; because it was New Years Eve.,
Almost everyone was late.,
Although he was sick, he still went to school.,
and up there, there was no cold, nor hunger, nor fear, they would be with God,
And what was more beautiful to see,
And whose idea was that?,
And yet she said she was a true princess.,
but she had poor eyesight, and therefore she thought, that this duckling must be a fat duck, who had got lost,
But the poor duckling that had hatched last and looked so ugly was bitten, bumped and fooled by both the ducks and the chickens.,
By the way, did you find the umbrella you lost recently?,
Didn’t you know Tom was married?,
Every effort was in vain.,
everyone was moody and short-tempered,
everyone was tense,
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 sure, her father would beat her, and at home it was also cold.
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Domien De Groot