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toen in Dutch

toen means “when (in the past)”. Starts a sub-clause and sends its verb to the very end.

Subordinating · Onderschikkend

Toen ik jong was, woonde ik in Marokko.

When I was young, I lived in Morocco.

Hij lachte toen hij het hoorde.

He laughed when he heard it.

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