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"they" in Dutch

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The Dutch translation for “they” is zij.

Pronounced the same

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she zij
side zij

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she zij
them hen
you (singular, emphatic) jij
you (indirect object) jou
me (emphatic) mij
you (singular) je
him hem
her haar
they (short form) ze
you (plural) jullie

Examples of "they" in use

There are 57 examples of the Dutch word for "they" being used:
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and up there, there was no cold, nor hunger, nor fear, they would be with God en daar boven was noch koude, noch honger, noch angst, zij waren bij God
for they believed themselves to be half the world, and the better half too. want zij dachten, dat zij de helft waren, en verreweg de beste helft
They were bright white and had long, flexible necks: they were swans Zij waren spierwit en hadden lange, buigzame halzen: het waren zwanen
The poor animal did not know what these birds were called nor where they were flying to Het arme beest wist niet, hoe die vogels heetten, ook niet, waar zij naar toe vlogen
But they will kill me, because I, who am so ugly, dare to approach them Maar zij zullen mij doden, omdat ik, die zo lelijk ben, mij in hun nabijheid durf wagen
As they climbed higher and higher in the air, the ugly little duckling felt wonderfully weary Zij stegen zo hoog, zo hoog, dat het het lelijke jonge eendje wonderlijk te moede werd
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
that means that one does not want to lose it and that it must be recognized by animals and people dat betekent, dat men haar niet kwijt wil raken en dat zij door dieren en mensen erkend moet worden
“What kind are you?” they asked, and the duckling turned in all directions and greeted them the best way he could. “Wat ben jij er voor één?” vroegen zij, en het eendje wendde zich naar alle kanten en groette zo goed het kon.
“I have also been fooled like that and it caused me a lot of work with my young ones, because they were afraid of the water.” “Ik ben ook eens zo beetgenomen en had toen heel wat werk met mijn jongen, want zij waren bang voor het water!”

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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.,
And so they were as good as home.,
And that is what they did; but the other ducks around looked at them and said to each other:,
and up there, there was no cold, nor hunger, nor fear, they would be with God,
As they climbed higher and higher in the air, the ugly little duckling felt wonderfully weary,
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,
But they will kill me, because I, who am so ugly, dare to approach them,
Do they never drink alcohol?,
for they believed themselves to be half the world, and the better half too.,
I know that they serve God with great devotion.,
It lay there for two whole days; then two wild geese or, rather said, gannets came to him; it was not that long ago that they hatched from the egg, and that is why they were so overconfident.,
It were very large slippers, which only her mother had worn so far, that’s how big they were.,
Now the tomcat was the master of the house, and the hen was mistress, and they always said, “We and the world,”,
Now they realized that she was a real princess, because she had felt the pea through the twenty mattresses and twenty feather-down quilts.,
She rarely got visitors, because the other ducks preferred to swim in the canal, than to come out of the water to talk to her.,
The poor animal did not know what these birds were called nor where they were flying to,
the wind tore them off, so they danced around, and up in the air it was ice cold,
Their legs went by themselves, and they were all in the water; even the ugly, greyish duckling swam along.,
They all look exactly like their father; but that rascal doesn’t even come to visit me.,
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