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"when" in Dutch

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The Dutch translation for “when” is toen.

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Examples of "when" in use

There are 33 examples of the Dutch word for "when" being used:
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“I have also been fooled like that and it caused me a lot of work with my young ones, because they were afraid of the water.” “Ik ben ook eens zo beetgenomen en had toen heel wat werk met mijn jongen, want zij waren bang voor het water!”
The little creature had lost them when she rushed across the street, because of two carriages running by, at a terribly high speed. De kleine echter verloor deze, toen zij over de straat heen snelde, omdat er twee rijtuigen verschrikkelijk hard voorbijreden.
when they were leaving toen zij weggingen
The dew evaporated when the sun rose. De dauw verdampte toen de zon opkwam.
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. Eerst laat op de dag werd het stil; maar het arme eendje durfde nog niet opstaan; het wachtte nog verscheidene uren, voordat het omkeek, en toen snelde het uit het moeras weg, zo vlug als het maar kon.
It lay there for two whole days; then two wild geese or, rather said, gannets came to him; it was not that long ago that they hatched from the egg, and that is why they were so overconfident. Zo lag het twee hele dagen; toen kwamen er twee wilde ganzen of, liever gezegd, genten naar hem toe; het was nog niet lang geleden, dat zij uit het ei gekropen waren, en daarom waren zij zo overmoedig.
He let out a cry of delight when he saw them. Hij slaakte een kreetje van verrukking toen hij hen zag.
we didn’t give it the proper attention then wij schonken daar toen niet de juiste aandacht aan
then he realized with horror that someone was sponging his forehead toen besefte hij vol afschuw dat iemand zijn voorhoofd afsponste
She went berserk when she heard that her flight was canceled. Ze ging door het lint toen ze hoorde dat haar vlucht was geannuleerd.

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and as soon as they were out of his sight, he dived under the water until the bottom, and when he rose again he was almost beside himself with excitement,
And then another bang was heard.,
and then twenty more feather-down quilts on the mattresses,
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 let out a cry of delight when he saw them.,
how simply they lived back then,
It lay in the swamp among the reeds when the sun began to shine warmly again.,
It lay there for two whole days; then two wild geese or, rather said, gannets came to him; it was not that long ago that they hatched from the egg, and that is why they were so overconfident.,
It was a warm, bright flame, like a light, as she held her hands over it.,
One evening, just as the sun set amid radiant clouds, there came a large flock of beautiful birds out of the forest,
She cried for joy when she heard that her son had survived the plane crash.,
She got married when she was twenty-five.,
She went berserk when she heard that her flight was canceled.,
that village from back then, it’s gone,
The dew evaporated when the sun rose.,
The driver went berserk when he couldn’t find his keys.,
The little creature had lost them when she rushed across the street, because of two carriages running by, at a terribly high speed.,
The woman clapped her hands together, which made him fly first into the butter churn, and then into the meal-tub,
then he realized with horror that someone was sponging his forehead,
Then we knew it was ammonia and we got out as quickly as possible.
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