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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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the wind tore them off, so they danced around, and up in the air it was ice cold de wind rukte ze af, zodat zij in de rondte dansten, en boven in de lucht was het snerpend koud
He now felt so glad at all the suffering and hardships which he had undergone. Het gevoelde zich nu verheugd over al de nood en de ontberingen, die het doorgestaan had.
“I think it will be powerful; at least it knows how to defend himself already.” “Ik denk, dat het wel krachtig zal worden; het weet zich ten minste nu al goed te verweren.”
To keep some 1,000 employees in line, requires a strict planning. Zo’n 1000 werknemers in het gareel houden, het vereist een strakke planning.
And so it stayed motionless, while the hail whirled through the reeds and one shot after another banged En zo bleef het roerloos liggen, terwijl de hagel door het riet snorde en er schot op schot knalde.
And the matches were glowing so bright, brighter than at noon-day. En de lucifers schitterden met zulk een glans, dat het helderder werd dan midden op de dag.
My physics teacher doesn’t care if I skip classes. Het maakt mijn natuurkundeleraar niet uit als ik de lessen verzuim.
It doesn’t matter to be hatched by a duck, as long as you came out of a swan’s egg! Het doet er niet toe, door een eend uitgebroed te worden, als men maar uit een zwanenei gekomen is!
Have you recently experienced palpitations or felt like your heart was racing? Hebt u onlangs hartkloppingen gehad of voelde het alsof uw hart tekeer ging?
The storm roared around the duckling so bad that it had to sit down so it would not blow over. De storm gierde zo verschrikkelijk om het eendje heen, dat het moest gaan zitten, om niet omver te waaien.

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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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