No. 57 in Dutch
waren
"Waren" in Dutch means "goods" or "products."
In a sentence
De producten in de winkels waren duur.
The products in the stores were expensive.
In this sentence, 'waren' functions as the past plural form of the verb 'zijn' (to be), indicating that the products were expensive in the past.
Veel mensen vonden dat de waren van hoge kwaliteit waren.
Many people thought that the goods were of high quality.
Here, 'waren' is used twice: firstly, referring to 'goods' as a noun, and secondly, as the plural past form of 'to be' describing the quality.
Op de markt boden ze verschillende waren aan.
At the market, they offered various goods.
In this sentence, 'waren' is used as a plural noun meaning 'goods', referring to items being sold.
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