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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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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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After saying this, she grabbed it and stroked its feathers smooth. Dit zeggende, pakte zij het beet en streek zijn veren glad.
After he’d been at the festival, he had problems with his hearing. Nadat hij op het festival was geweest, had hij last van zijn gehoor.
Tom wonders about his sexual orientation. Tom stelt zich vragen over zijn seksuele geaardheid.
Now he clapped his wings, stretched his slender neck, and cried joyfully, from the depths of his heart. Nu klapte hij met zijn vleugels, richtte zijn slanke hals op en jubelde van ganser harte.
Anyone can do their bit to protect the environment. Iedereen kan zijn steentje bijdragen aan de bescherming van het milieu.
Now it felt quite ashamed, and hid his head under his wings. Nu gevoelde het zich geheel beschaamd en stak zijn kop onder zijn vleugels
Now it realised correctly for the first time his good luck and the magnificence that surrounded him. Nu erkende het eerst recht zijn geluk en de heerlijkheid, die hem omringde.
the duckling had to paddle constantly with his legs, to keep the space from closing up het eendje moest voortdurend zijn poten gebruiken, opdat het gat niet geheel dicht zou gaan
so delightful, to feel it splash over your head, and to dive down to the bottom. zo prettig, het boven zijn kop te laten uitspatten en op de grond te duiken.
In his luggage, the investigators found besides a small camera and a revolver also a Kalashnikov and a cap. In zijn bagage vonden de speurders behalve een kleine camera en een revolver ook een kalasjnikov en een pet.

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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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