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"his" in Dutch

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Summary

The Dutch translation for “his” is zijn.

Pronounced the same

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are (plural) zijn
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its zijn

Examples of "his" in use

There are 262 examples of the Dutch word for "his" being used:
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his train of thought zijn gedachtegang
Everyone must acknowledge their mistakes. Iedereen moet zijn fouten erkennen.
Without his glasses, he is as blind as a bat. Zonder zijn bril is hij zo blind als een mol.
in it he saw his own image het zag daarin zijn eigen beeltenis
That accident happened near his house. Dat ongeluk gebeurde vlak bij zijn huis.
Tom wasn’t able to hide his excitement. Tom kon zijn opwinding niet verbergen.
Do you know what Tom’s favorite drink is? Weet jij wat Tom zijn favoriete drankje is?
His mouth suddenly felt bone-dry. Zijn mond voelde plotseling kurkdroog aan.
His presentation was succinct yet powerful. Zijn presentatie was bondig maar krachtig.
His wife is my Italian teacher. Zijn vrouw is mijn leerkracht Italiaans.

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a handful of snails slipped out of his mouth,
A poll showed that 79% felt themselves hampered in their right to vote.,
A typical Greek pays only seven times a year with his bank card at the store.,
A well-mannered duckling puts its feet outwards, just like its mother and father do.,
After he’d been at the festival, he had problems with his hearing.,
After saying this, she grabbed it and stroked its feathers smooth.,
Are you one of Tom’s daughters?,
Because of the fall, he broke a bone in his leg.,
because the arrow had hit a tendon in his neck,
bent his head over, and awaited nothing but the death.,
Bob could not control his anger.,
but the duckling thought they would harm him; and in his fear he flew into the milk pail, so the milk was splashed all over the room,
Can Tom write his name?,
cleared his throat,
Despite all his wealth, he is stingy.,
Did Tom tell you about his parents?,
Do you know what Tom’s favorite drink is?,
Dries Buytaert is unknown to many, but whoever uses the Internet, comes into contact every day with his work.,
For the Internet giant it’s the perfect opportunity to expand its activities into a new sector.,
He chewed on his hamburger.
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