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Usages of zou
Ik zou je riem lenen als ik de mijne kwijt was.
I would borrow your belt if I had lost mine.
Ik zou in die boekhandel uren kunnen doorbrengen.
I could spend hours in that bookstore.
Zou je morgen met mij naar het strand willen gaan?
Would you like to go to the beach with me tomorrow?
De back-up zou ons hebben gered als het kompas was kwijtgeraakt.
The back-up would have saved us if the compass had been lost.
Anna zou de tent beter hebben vastgezet als zij de storm had gehoord.
Anna would have secured the tent better if she had heard the storm.
Test yourself: What does zou mean?
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