worden.
to become, to get, to grow, to turn
Meaning & usage
to become, to get, to grow, to turn
Zij wilde altijd al lerares worden.
Mijn broer wordt vandaag twintig.
Used to form the imperfect tense of the passive voice, together with a past participle.
Ze worden gered.
De muur werd geschilderd.
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch werden, from Old Dutch werthan, from Proto-West Germanic *werþan, from Proto-Germanic *werþaną, from Proto-Indo-European *wert-.
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