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"him" in Dutch

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Summary

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 89 examples of the Dutch word for "him" being used:
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You accidentally offended him. Je hebt hem per ongeluk beledigd.
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?
The abyss has swallowed him up. De afgrond heeft hem verzwolgen.
She gave him a piercing look. Zij keek hem doordringend aan.
For him, the footballer is his idol. Voor hem is de voetballer zijn afgod.
His friends beckoned him closer. Zijn vrienden wenkten hem dichterbij.
I told him his uncle had died. Ik vertelde hem dat zijn oom gestorven was.
When a fool is silent, he may be considered wise. Als de dwaas zwijgt, kan men hem voor wijs houden.
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.

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A lie has no legs.,
All the treasures of wisdom and knowledge are hid in Him.,
And the other swans bowed before him.,
And the swans swam around him and stroked him with their beaks.,
At first the job looked good to him, but later it became tiresome.,
But that doesn’t bother him one bit.,
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?,
Do we get a reward if we find him?,
Even the elder tree bent down its bows into the water, and the sun shone warm and lovely!,
for him,
For him, the footballer is his idol.,
has him,
He already would have been happy if the ducks would have accepted him around them,
He always says “Hello” when I see him.,
He asked me whether I could do him a favour.,
He realized uneasily that everyone was staring at him.,
He turned his back on me when I needed him most.,
He was sacked.,
her and him
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Domien De Groot