Dutch Word: toen
English Meaning: 1. when 2. then 3. as

Example Sentences:

Toen brand uitbrak, moesten de gasten en het personeel het hotel verlaten.
Guests and staff were forced to leave the hotel, when a fire broke out.
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De criminelen hadden in zijn huis ingebroken toen hij drie maanden weg was.
The criminals had broken into his house while he was away for three months.
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Ze kreeg astma toen ze vijf jaar oud was.
She developed asthma when she was five.
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Toen ze de kikker kuste, veranderde deze in een knappe prins.
When she kissed the frog, it turned into a handsome prince.
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Ze drukte me stevig tegen zich aan en nam toen afscheid.
She hugged me tightly and then said goodbye.
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Hij raakte in paniek toen hij besefte dat de remmen niet werkten.
He panicked realising that the brakes weren't working.
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Toen ik de sleutel van mijn huis verloren was moest ik de slotenmaker bellen om me er in te laten.
When I lost the key to my house I had to call a locksmith to let me in.
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