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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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Examples of "his" in use

There are 262 examples of the Dutch word for "his" being used:
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He muddled his sentences. Hij verhaspelde zijn zinnen.
His argument was convincing. Zijn betoog was overtuigend.
Tom washes his hair almost every day. Tom wast zijn haar vrijwel dagelijks.
He whirled himself in the water like a wheel, stretched out his neck towards the swans, and uttered such a loud and strange scream that it frightened himself. Het draaide zich als een tol in het water rond, strekte zijn kop hoog in de lucht naar de zwanen uit en gaf zulk een luide en zonderlinge schreeuw, dat het er zelf van schrikte
His career evolved quickly. Zijn loopbaan evolueerde snel.
His offer suits my taste. Zijn aanbod voldoet aan mijn gading.
She lovingly stroked his beard. Ze streelde liefdevol zijn baard.
He’s a real daredevil on his motorcycle. Hij is een echte waaghals op zijn motor.
His ideas are becoming more unusual. Zijn ideeën worden steeds ongewoner.
He wiped his sweaty bald head. Hij veegde zijn bezwete kale kruin af.

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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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