Summary
The Dutch translation for “was” is was.
Examples of "was" in use
There are 139 examples of the Dutch word for "was" being used:
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She laid good eggs, and the woman loved her as if she had been her own child. |
Zij legde heerlijke eieren, en de vrouw had haar zo lief, alsof zij haar kind was.
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it was sad because it looked ugly and was mocked by everyone else |
het was treurig, omdat het er lelijk uitzag en door al de anderen bespot werd
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Now the tomcat was the master of the house, and the hen was mistress, and they always said, “We and the world,” |
En de kater was heer in huis, en de kip was er zo goed als vrouw, en altijd zeiden zij: «Wij en de wereld!»
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I never wash the windows. |
Ik was de ramen nooit.
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It was nice in Boston. |
Het was leuk in Boston.
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It was a full moon yesterday. |
Gisteren was het volle maan.
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Yanni knew his family was poor. |
Yanni wist dat zijn familie arm was.
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Didn’t you know Tom was married? |
Wist je niet dat Tom getrouwd was?
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That was a fright for the poor duckling. |
Dat was een schrik voor het arme eendje.
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For sure, her father would beat her, and at home it was also cold. |
Van haar vader zou zij zeker slaag krijgen, en thuis was het ook koud.
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