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"his" in Dutch

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Summary

The Dutch translation for “his” is zijn.

Pronounced the same

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are (plural) zijn
to be zijn
its zijn

Examples of "his" in use

There are 262 examples of the Dutch word for "his" being used:
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his new school books zijn nieuwe schoolboeken
his misery zijn ellende
We are under his command. We staan onder zijn bevel.
Yanni bought his own house. Yanni kocht zijn eigen huis.
his four-poster bed zijn hemelbed
Where is his office? Waar is zijn kantoor?
Tom doesn’t want to sell his farm. Tom wil zijn boerderij niet verkopen.
Tom has a knife in his hand. Tom heeft een mes in zijn hand.
What colour are his eyes? Welke kleur zijn zijn ogen?
What colour is his hair? Welke kleur heeft zijn haar?

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a handful of snails slipped out of his mouth,
A poll showed that 79% felt themselves hampered in their right to vote.,
A typical Greek pays only seven times a year with his bank card at the store.,
A well-mannered duckling puts its feet outwards, just like its mother and father do.,
After he’d been at the festival, he had problems with his hearing.,
After saying this, she grabbed it and stroked its feathers smooth.,
Are you one of Tom’s daughters?,
Because of the fall, he broke a bone in his leg.,
because the arrow had hit a tendon in his neck,
bent his head over, and awaited nothing but the death.,
Bob could not control his anger.,
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,
Can Tom write his name?,
cleared his throat,
Despite all his wealth, he is stingy.,
Did Tom tell you about his parents?,
Do you know what Tom’s favorite drink is?,
Dries Buytaert is unknown to many, but whoever uses the Internet, comes into contact every day with his work.,
For the Internet giant it’s the perfect opportunity to expand its activities into a new sector.,
He chewed on his hamburger.
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