Summary
The Dutch translation for “began” is begon.
Examples of "began" in use
There are 7 examples of the Dutch word for "began" being used:
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The house started shaking. |
Het huis begon te trillen. |
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She took the pencil and started writing. |
Ze nam het potlood en begon te schrijven. |
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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. |
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It lay in the swamp among the reeds when the sun began to shine warmly again. |
Het lag in het moeras tussen het riet, toen de zon weer warm begon te schijnen. |
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In the morning, the strange visitor was discovered, and the tom cat began to purr, and the hen to cluck. |
’s Morgens zag men het vreemde eendje dadelijk, en nu begon de kater te blazen en de kip te kakelen. |
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In the middle of this there was a duck in her nest, who had to hatch her young; but it almost bored her, it took so long, before the ducklings hatched. |
Te midden hiervan zat in haar nest een eend, die haar jongen moest uitbroeden; maar het begon haar bijna te vervelen, zo lang duurde het, eer de jongen uitkwamen. |
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It was 10 years ago that I started playing chess. |
Het is 10 jaar geleden dat ik schaak begon te spelen. |
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