hadden

1. (form-of, indicative, past, plural) inflection of hebben:
2. (dated, form-of, formal, past, plural, subjunctive) inflection of hebben:

hebben

1. (transitive) to have, to possess, own, hold
2. (transitive) to be afflicted with a disease
3. (auxiliary) Used to form the perfect tense of the active voice of most verbs, together with a past participle.
4. (auxiliary) must, to be obliged to, to be to

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɦɑ.də(n)/

Sentences

Wij hadden graag op meer punten vooruitgang gezien .

We would have liked to have seen progress on more points.

Als kind hadden zijn ouders hem leren schaatsen .

As a child, his parents had taught him to skate.

De soldaten hadden zich overgegeven .

The soldiers had surrendered.

De kinderen voerden de opdracht uit die ze op school hadden gekregen .

The children carried out the assignment they had been given at school.

Op de plaats van de moord hadden de onderzoekers een lege huls gevonden , maar toch was er niemand neergeschoten .

At the scene of the murder, the investigators had found an empty shell, yet no one had been shot.

De motten hadden gaten gemaakt in de gordijnen .

The moths had made holes in the curtains.