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"his" in Dutch

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The Dutch translation for “his” is zijn.

Pronounced the same

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Examples of "his" in use

There are 262 examples of the Dutch word for "his" being used:
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he stretched his snout straight towards the duckling hij strekte zijn snoet juist naar het eendje uit
Tom went to church with his parents every Sunday. Tom ging iedere zondag met zijn ouders naar de kerk.
His stance on climate change is clear. Zijn stelling over klimaatverandering is helder.
Mary has not yet replied to Tom’s letter. Mary heeft nog niet geantwoord op Tom zijn brief.
He destroyed cities and farms in his path. Hij verwoestte steden en boerderijen op zijn pad.
bent his head over, and awaited nothing but the death. boog zijn kop voorover en verwachtte niets anders dan de dood
His arrogant behaviour made it difficult to collaborate with him. Zijn verwaand gedrag maakte het moeilijk om met hem samen te werken.
During driving lessons, he learned to maintain the correct distance to the vehicle in front. Tijdens de rijles leerde hij de juiste volgafstand tot zijn voorligger te behouden.
A well-mannered duckling puts its feet outwards, just like its mother and father do. Een welopgevoed eendje zet zijn poten buitenwaarts, evenals vader en moeder doen.
it swam in the water, dived under with his head, but was treated with contempt by all other animals, because of its ugly appearance. het zwom in het water, het dook met zijn kopje onder, maar door alle dieren werd het om zijn lelijkheid met minachting bejegend

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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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