No. 118 in Dutch
hadden
The Dutch word "hadden" means "had" (past tense, plural).
In a sentence
We hadden een mooie dag in het park.
We had a beautiful day in the park.
Here, 'hadden' is used as the past tense of 'hebben', indicating possession or experience in the past.
Hadden jullie tijd om te lunchen?
Did you have time to have lunch?
In this sentence, 'hadden' is again the past tense of 'hebben', and it refers to a question about the possession of time in the past.
Zij hadden het al gezien voordat wij aankwamen.
They had already seen it before we arrived.
In this context, 'hadden' is part of the past perfect tense, indicating an action completed before another action in the past.
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