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eerder

eerder
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From Lesson 115:The past perfect tense (had / hadden)·Dutch

Usages of eerder

Ik was heel blij, want ik had de film al eerder gezien.
I was very happy, because I had already seen the movie earlier.
Nu besef ik dat zij de fout eerder hadden ontdekt.
Now I realize that they had discovered the mistake earlier.
Ik had deze nuttige vaardigheid eerder moeten leren.
I should have learned this useful skill earlier.
Hoe harder je rijdt, hoe eerder we aankomen.
The faster you drive, the earlier we arrive.
Afgaande op de nieuwe informatie, verwerpen we de eerdere hypothese over het spookhuis.
Judging by the new information, we reject the earlier hypothesis about the haunted house.

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