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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
to be zijn
its zijn

Examples of "his" in use

There are 262 examples of the Dutch word for "his" being used:
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his telephone number zijn telefoonnummer
He is dependent on his father. Hij is afhankelijk van zijn vader.
Tom found his phone. Tom vond zijn telefoon.
Yanni gave Skura his phone. Yanni gaf Skura zijn telefoon.
Tom has to buy new shoes, because his old ones are already worn out. Tom moet nieuwe schoenen kopen, want zijn oude zijn al versleten.
Tom helps his parents every day. Tom helpt zijn ouders elke dag.
He had his hair cut short. Hij liet zijn haar kort knippen.
His language does not please me. Zijn taalgebruik bevalt me niet.
He gets his hair cut once a month. Hij laat zijn haar eens per maand knippen.
Tom’s house was easy to find. Tom zijn huis was gemakkelijk te vinden.

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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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