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"his" in Dutch

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The Dutch translation for “his” is zijn.

Pronounced the same

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are (plural) zijn
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Examples of "his" in use

There are 278 examples of the Dutch word for "his" being used:
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After saying this, she grabbed it and stroked its feathers smooth. Dit zeggende, pakte zij het beet en streek zijn veren glad.
His appointment will be announced tomorrow. Zijn aanstelling wordt morgen aangekondigd.
his tongue hung out of his mouth, and his eyes shot flames de tong hing hem uit de bek, en zijn ogen schoten vlammen
The king sent his envoys abroad. De koning stuurde zijn gezanten naar het buitenland.
He is undermining his colleagues’ trust. Hij ondermijnt het vertrouwen van zijn collega’s.
Yanni was always available for his friends. Yanni was altijd beschikbaar voor zijn vrienden.
I forgot that today was Tom’s birthday. Ik was vergeten dat het Tom zijn verjaardag was vandaag.
After he’d been at the festival, he had problems with his hearing. Nadat hij op het festival was geweest, had hij last van zijn gehoor.
Tom wonders about his sexual orientation. Tom stelt zich vragen over zijn seksuele geaardheid.
Now he clapped his wings, stretched his slender neck, and cried joyfully, from the depths of his heart. Nu klapte hij met zijn vleugels, richtte zijn slanke hals op en jubelde van ganser harte.

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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 shop.,
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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