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"it" in Dutch

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The Dutch translation for “it” is het.

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the (neutral) het

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That’s how it arrived at the great swamp, where the wild ducks lived. Zo kwam het aan het grote moeras, waar de wilde eenden woonden.
it went in at the toes of her shoes and went out again at the heels het liep er bij de neuzen van haar schoenen in en bij de hakken weer uit
They were bright white and had long, flexible necks: they were swans Zij waren spierwit en hadden lange, buigzame halzen: het waren zwanen
“It is taking a long time with that egg,” said the duck, who was sitting on it again. “Het duurt geducht lang met dat ene ei,” zei de eend, die er nu weer op zat.
It lay in the swamp among the reeds when the sun began to shine warmly again. Het lag in het moeras tussen het riet, toen de zon weer warm begon te schijnen.
It’s hard to fight against what you can’t see. Het is moeilijk om te vechten waartegen je niet kunt zien.
I couldn't get them in; no matter how much it quacked, it didn't help me! Ik kon ze er maar niet in krijgen; hoe ik ook kwakte, het hielp mij niemendal!
It’ll be difficult to glue the two pieces together. Het zal moeilijk zijn om de twee stukken aan elkaar te lijmen.
At first, Tom thought French was difficult, but now he thinks it’s easy. Aanvankelijk vond Tom Frans moeilijk, maar nu vindt hij het makkelijk.
Now it felt quite ashamed, and hid his head under his wings. Nu gevoelde het zich geheel beschaamd en stak zijn kop onder zijn vleugels

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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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