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"his" in Dutch

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The Dutch translation for “his” is zijn.

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Examples of "his" in use

There are 271 examples of the Dutch word for "his" being used:
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Now it felt quite ashamed, and hid his head under his wings. Nu gevoelde het zich geheel beschaamd en stak zijn kop onder zijn vleugels
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.
the duckling had to paddle constantly with his legs, to keep the space from closing up het eendje moest voortdurend zijn poten gebruiken, opdat het gat niet geheel dicht zou gaan
so delightful, to feel it splash over your head, and to dive down to the bottom. zo prettig, het boven zijn kop te laten uitspatten en op de grond te duiken.
Poverty is no hindrance to anyone who can be of use to the state, however low his prestige. Armoede is voor niemand die de staat van nut kan zijn een beletsel, hoe gering zijn aanzien ook is.
In his luggage, the investigators found besides a small camera and a revolver also a Kalashnikov and a cap. In zijn bagage vonden de speurders behalve een kleine camera en een revolver ook een kalasjnikov en een pet.
When he saw the duckling, he approached it, broke the ice in pieces with his clog, and took the animal home to his wife. Toen hij het eendje zag, ging hij er heen, trapte het ijs met zijn klomp aan stukken en bracht het dier naar zijn vrouw toe.
It ran across fields and pastures; but there was such a violent storm that had trouble standing on its feet. Het liep over veld en weiden; maar er woei zulk een hevige storm, dat het werk had om op zijn poten te blijven staan.
“No, it’s not a turkey,” thought the old duck; “Look how strong he hits his legs and how straight he knows how to keep himself!” “Nee, het is geen kalkoen,” dacht de oude eend; “kijk eens, hoe ferm hij met zijn poten slaat en hoe recht hij zich weet te houden!”
The duckling expressed as his opinion, that it could be different, but the chicken was not able to do that. Het eendje gaf als zijn mening te kennen, dat het toch ook wel eens anders zou kunnen zijn maar dat kon de kip niet velen.

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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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