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"it" in Dutch

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The Dutch translation for “it” is het.

Pronounced the same

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the (neutral) het

Examples of "it" in use

There are 454 examples of the Dutch word for "it" being used:
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I think this is good. Ik denk dat het klopt.
Spring had arrived. Het was lente geworden.
This isn’t fun. This is boring. Dat is niet leuk; het is saai.
Why don’t we do it now? Waarom doen we het nu niet?
It was cold, freezing cold. Het was koud, snerpend koud.
Let’s try it. Laten we het proberen.
How much does it cost to get to Brussels? Wat kost het om naar Brussel te gaan?
“But it is so delightful to swim about on the water,” said the duckling “Maar het is zo prettig, in het water te zwemmen,” zei het eendje
if only it could get the permit to lie in the reeds als het maar de vergunning kon krijgen, om in het riet te liggen
It’s poison. Het is gif.

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After midnight, it will be dry in most places.,
After saying this, she grabbed it and stroked its feathers smooth.,
and as soon as they were out of his sight, he dived under the water until the bottom, and when he rose again he was almost beside himself with excitement,
and before he well knew how it had happened, he found himself in a large garden, in which fragrant elders bent their long green branches down to the water,
And immediately an old duck flew to the poor beast and bit it in the neck.,
And so it stayed motionless, while the hail whirled through the reeds and one shot after another banged,
And the matches were glowing so bright, brighter than at noon-day.,
and then he began to feel such a great longing for a swim on the water, that he could not help telling the hen.,
As they climbed higher and higher in the air, the ugly little duckling felt wonderfully weary,
At last he became exhausted, and lay still and helpless, frozen fast in the ice.,
but he felt something towards them as he had never felt for anything else,
But if you insist upon being easy on yourself, life is going to be very hard on you.,
but it is where I was born,
But what did it see now in the clear water?,
but with every night, the space on which he swam became smaller and smaller,
But you are uncontrollable, and it is anything but enjoyable to spend time with you,
Could it perhaps be a turkey chick?,
Do you get it?,
Do you know how long the trip takes?,
Does it matter?
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