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wa
"Wa" is an archaic or dialectal Dutch word meaning "wool."
In a sentence
Wat waren jouw plannen voor vandaag?
What were your plans for today?
In this sentence, the word 'wa' appears as part of 'wat,' meaning 'what'. It introduces a question seeking information.
Ze dacht dat hij weg was.
She thought he was gone.
Here, 'wa' is part of 'was,' the past tense of 'zijn' (to be), indicating a state of being in the past.
Er was niemand thuis.
There was nobody home.
In this sentence, 'wa' is again part of 'was,' expressing existence in the past—namely that nobody was present at home.
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