This is the 2435th most frequent Dutch word.
war
"War" in Dutch means "warm" in English.
In this sentence, 'war' is used as the Dutch word 'oorlog', meaning 'war' in the context of conflict or battle.
Er was een oorlog die het land verdeelde.
There was a war that divided the country.
Here, 'war' is reflected in Dutch as the verb 'was', the past tense singular form of 'zijn', referring to one's state of being. Although 'war' and 'was' may seem phonetically related, their contexts in language are distinct.
Hij vroeg me of ik klaar was.
He asked me if I was ready.
In this context, 'war' could phonetically relate to 'waar', meaning 'why' or 'where' depending on context, showing interrogative usage.