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Ik had het druk/Ik was het druk To say I am busy in Dutch is "Ik heb het druk" so to say I was busy is it "Ik had het druk" or "Ik was het druk"
Jan 28, 2015 6:06 PM
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Those are general statements though. If someone is bugging you and you want to say you're busy and can't help him this would be better: "Ik ben even bezig, vraag 't aan iemand anders." (I'm busy at the moment, ask someone else.) Or if you're more annoyed: "Zie je niet dat ik bezig ben met iets?" (Can't you see I'm busy with something?) Or if you're super annoyed: "Gast! Ik ben bezig, flikker op." (Dude! I'm busy. Piss off.) Clearly the last one is offensive. :P
January 31, 2015
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Ik heb het druk. >>>> tegenwoordige tijd >>>>correct! Ik had het druk. >>>> onvoltooid verleden tijd >>>> correct! Ik heb het druk gehad. >>>> voltooid verleden tijd >>>> correct! "Ik was het druk" zegt men niet! >>>> This sentence is incorrect!
January 28, 2015
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"Ik heb het druk gehad" is probably right - generally speaking, the simple past tense is translated into the present perfect in Dutch. Ex - "Ik heb het deze week druk gehad op kantoor" --> I've been busy at work this week
January 28, 2015
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