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"is" in Dutch

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The Dutch translation for “is” is is.

Examples of "is" in use

There are 984 examples of the Dutch word for "is" being used:
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What is an important characteristic of yourself? Wat is een belangrijke eigenschap van jezelf?
Where is the nearest train station? Waar is het dichtstbijzijnde station?
Berlusconi: conviction is completely unfounded Berlusconi: veroordeling is totaal ongegrond
The toy the boy was playing with is broken. Het speelgoed waarmee de jongen speelde is stuk.
It is a cartilage, a flexible, elastic tissue. Het is kraakbeen, een elastisch, buigzaam weefsel.
Mathematics is my favorite subject. Wiskunde is mijn lievelingsvak.
The turbulent business world is unpredictable. De woelige zakenwereld is onvoorspelbaar.
who is the cleverest creature I know die is het verstandigste schepsel, dat ik ken
You cannot make a silk purse from a sow’s ear. Al draagt een aap een gouden ring, het is en blijft een lelijk ding.
He’s a descendant of Queen Victoria! Hij is een afstammeling van koningin Victoria!

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A bomb shelter is a basement to protect the population from air raid and other types of danger.,
A clothes hanger is a piece of wood, metal or plastic, in the shape of the human shoulders and has a hook on the top.,
A daughter is a person of the female gender in relation to one or two parents.,
A guardrail is a barrier placed next to roads.,
A guitar is a stringed instrument that is played with the fingers or with a plectrum.,
a liar that is right, that’s true,
A license is an official permission from the government to carry out a particular activity.,
A lie has no legs.,
A memory is an experience from the past that is stored in memory.,
A pole is a stick used to jump over objects.,
A semi-trailer is a trailer that does not have its own front axle and of which an important part of the weight rests on the towing vehicle (the tractor).,
A siege is a prolonged military blockade and attack on a city or fortress.,
A sleeve is part of an item of clothing.,
A stitch in time saves nine.,
A torch is a stick that gives light by means of fire.,
A tortoise is slow.,
According to the on-board computer there is something wrong with my tyre pressure.,
After midnight, it will be dry in most places.,
An expert is speaking.,
And now all the little ducks hurried, as much as they could, and they emerged from the eggs and looked everywhere under the green leaves; and the mother let them look, as much as they wanted; because green is good for the eyes.
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