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"him" in Dutch

hem

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The Dutch translation for “him” is hem.

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you (singular, emphatic)

jij
you (indirect object)

jou
her

haar
they (short form)

ze
them

hen
me (emphatic)

mij
you (singular)

je
they

zij
she

zij
you (plural)

jullie

Examples of "him" in use

There are 64 examples of the Dutch word for "him" being used:
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The king was furious and sent him to the torture chamber.

De koning was woedend en stuurde hem naar de folterkamer.
Now it realised correctly for the first time his good luck and the magnificence that surrounded him.

Nu erkende het eerst recht zijn geluk en de heerlijkheid, die hem omringde.
“Actually, he is not that ugly, if you look closely at him!”

“Eigenlijk is hij toch nog zo lelijk niet, als men hem maar eens goed bekijkt!”
Even the elder tree bent down its bows into the water, and the sun shone warm and lovely!

Zelfs de vlierboom boog zich met zijn takken tot hem in het water neer, en de zon scheen warm en liefelijk!
It turned its head to put it under his wings; but at the same moment there was a terribly big dog close to the duckling.

Het draaide zijn kop om, om hem onder de vleugels te steken; maar op hetzelfde ogenblik stond er een vreselijk grote hond dicht bij het eendje.
The poor duckling was teased by all; even his sisters were angry with him and kept saying, “If only the cat grabbed you, you ugly creature!”

Het arme eendje werd door allen geplaagd; zelfs zijn zusters waren kwaad op hem en zeiden steeds: “Mocht de kat je maar beetpakken, jou lelijk schepsel!”
I met him the day before yesterday.

Ik ontmoette hem eergisteren.
We can’t lose him.

We mogen hem niet kwijtraken.
By the way, have you seen him lately?

Trouwens, heb je hem recent nog gezien?
She gave him a piercing look.

Zij keek hem doordringend aan.

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A lie has no legs.,
And the other swans bowed before him.,
And the swans swam around him and stroked him with their beaks.,
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,
By the way, have you seen him lately?,
Even the elder tree bent down its bows into the water, and the sun shone warm and lovely!,
for him,
He already would have been happy if the ducks would have accepted him around them,
He realized uneasily that everyone was staring at him.,
He turned his back on me when I needed him most.,
his tongue hung out of his mouth, and his eyes shot flames,
How could he ever think to wish to be this pretty himself?,
I cared about him.,
I don’t think your mother likes him.,
I have a car, but I almost never use it.,
I heard him speak English often.,
I hope Tom doesn’t think that we hate him.,
I thought you cared about him.,
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 turned its head to put it under his wings; but at the same moment there was a terribly big dog close to the duckling.
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