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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 315 examples of the Dutch word for "his" being used:
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That accident happened near his house. Dat ongeluk gebeurde vlak bij zijn huis.
Do you know what Tom’s favorite drink is? Weet jij wat Tom zijn favoriete drankje is?
His mouth suddenly felt bone-dry. Zijn mond voelde plotseling kurkdroog aan.
His presentation was succinct yet powerful. Zijn presentatie was bondig maar krachtig.
The derisive tone in his voice was clear. De honende toon in zijn stem was duidelijk.
he stretched his snout straight towards the duckling hij strekte zijn snoet juist naar het eendje uit
His derisive comments made everyone angry. Zijn honende opmerkingen maakten iedereen boos.
The prisoner shuffled back and forth in his cell. De gevangene schuifelde in zijn cel heen en weer.
His stance on climate change is clear. Zijn stelling over klimaatverandering is helder.
Mary has not yet replied to Tom’s letter. Mary heeft nog niet geantwoord op Tom zijn brief.

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A fool and his money are soon parted.,
a handful of snails slipped out of his mouth,
A poll showed that 79% felt themselves hampered in their right to vote.,
a sick feeling in his stomach,
A typical Greek pays only seven times a year with his bank card at the shop.,
A well-mannered duckling puts its feet outwards, just like its mother and father do.,
After a brief hiatus, he resumed his position at the institute.,
After he’d been at the festival, he had problems with his hearing.,
After his exile, he returned to his country.,
After saying this, she grabbed it and stroked its feathers smooth.,
Anyone can do their bit to protect the environment.,
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.,
Boldi kept tripping over his own feet.,
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
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