English Sentence:

The criminals had broken into his house while he was away for three months.

Dutch Translation:

De criminelen hadden in zijn huis ingebroken toen hij drie maanden weg was.

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Words used:

de

the (definite article)

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de crimineel   (Pl: criminelen)

criminal

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hebben

to have

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in

1. in 2. at 3. inside

Here: in

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zijn

1. to be 2. his 3. to equal

Here: his

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het huis   (Pl: huizen)

1. house 2. home

Here: house

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inbreken

to break into

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toen

1. when 2. then 3. as

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hij

1. he 2. it

Here: he

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drie

three, 3

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de maanden

months

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weg

away, gone

Here: away

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was

was

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