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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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“Quack, Quack!” they said, and one duckling after the other plunged into the water; the water splashed around their heads, and they dived under briefly, but soon they came up again and swam excellently. “Kwak, kwak!” zeide zij, en het ene eendje na het andere plofte er nu ook in; het water spatte hun om de kop, en zij doken even onder, maar kwamen al spoedig weer boven en zwommen uitmuntend.
They can rest as long as they want to. Zij kunnen uitrusten zolang als zij willen.
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. Zo lag het twee hele dagen; toen kwamen er twee wilde ganzen of, liever gezegd, genten naar hem toe; het was nog niet lang geleden, dat zij uit het ei gekropen waren, en daarom waren zij zo overmoedig.
They used to use a tally stick to keep track of the stock. Zij gebruikten vroeger een kerfstok om de voorraad bij te houden.
They went to great lengths to row the ship ashore, but failed. Zij spanden zich nog meer in om het schip naar de wal te roeien, maar het lukte niet.
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. En nu haasten zich al de kleine eendjes, wat zij konden, en zij kwamen uit de eieren te voorschijn en keken naar alle kanten onder de groene bladeren; en de moeder liet ze kijken, zoveel als zij maar wilden; want groen is goed voor de ogen.
It were very large slippers, which only her mother had worn so far, that’s how big they were. Het waren heel grote pantoffels, die haar moeder tot dusverre gedragen had, zo groot waren zij.

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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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