This is the 40th most frequent Dutch word.
had
"Had" is the past tense of "have" in Dutch.
The word 'had' here is the past tense of 'hebben' (to have) and is used to describe possession or experience in the past.
Ik had gisteren een mooie dag.
I had a great day yesterday.
In this sentence, 'had' functions as the past tense of 'hebben' (to have), indicating a quality or state attributed to the subject in the past.
Hij had altijd veel geduld met kinderen.
He always had a lot of patience with children.
Here, 'had' is used as part of a past conditional verb construction, showing an action that was considered or questioned in the past.