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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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The jeweler proudly displayed his collection of ruby rings. De juwelier toonde trots zijn collectie robijnen ringen.
We tried in vain to make him change his mind. Tevergeefs trachtten we zijn mening te doen veranderen.
Your father entrusted this to me before his death. Je vader heeft dit bij mij in bewaring gegeven voor zijn dood.
He who buries his head in the sand today will grind his teeth tomorrow. Wie vandaag zijn kop in het zand steekt, knarst morgen met zijn tanden.
His unshakable faith in it is proverbial. Zijn onwankelbaar vertrouwen daarin is spreekwoordelijk.
then he realized with horror that someone was sponging his forehead toen besefte hij vol afschuw dat iemand zijn voorhoofd afsponste
The lawyer made a powerful plea for his client’s innocence. De advocaat hield een krachtig pleidooi voor de onschuld van zijn cliënt.
After a brief hiatus, he resumed his position at the institute. Na een korte onderbreking heeft hij zijn functie in het instituut hervat.
Despite his fatigue, he greeted everyone kindly at the party. Ondanks zijn vermoeidheid begroette hij iedereen minzaam op het feest.
The teenager finally succumbed in hospital to his severe injuries. De tiener bezweek uiteindelijk in het ziekenhuis aan zijn zware verwondingen.

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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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