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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 297 examples of the Dutch word for "was" being used:
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The narrow road between the trees was hard to navigate. De krappe weg tussen de bomen was moeilijk begaanbaar.
It wasn’t very clever of you to throw away that note. Het was niet zo erg snugger van je om dat briefje weg te gooien.
The movie was somewhat boring in the beginning but became captivating later. De film was enigszins saai in het begin, maar werd later boeiend.
She was a descendant of one of the most important families in Venice. Ze was een telg uit een van de aanzienlijkste families van Venetië.
The government was obliged to make changes in its foreign policy. De overheid was verplicht het buitenlands beleid te veranderen.
She went berserk when she heard that her flight was canceled. Ze ging door het lint toen ze hoorde dat haar vlucht was geannuleerd.
The horse had to get euthanized because it was crippled. Het paard moest geëuthanaseerd worden omdat het kreupel was.
Then we knew it was ammonia and we got out as quickly as possible. Toen wisten we dat het ammoniak was en zijn we zo rap mogelijk uitgestapt.
Her English was impeccable; I didn’t think she was a foreigner. Haar Engels was onberispelijk; ik dacht niet dat ze een buitenlander was.
The preparation was an organizational and logistical feat. De voorbereiding was een organisatorisch en logistiek huzarenstuk.

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a branch that was as thick as a python,
A slight poke was enough to stop her.,
After he’d been at the festival, he had problems with his hearing.,
After only a few minutes, he was gone again.,
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
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Domien De Groot