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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
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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He was bullied by his friends at school. Hij werd gepest door zijn vrienden op school.
His thrilling performance touched us deeply. Zijn zinderend optreden raakte ons diep.
It was summer, the corn was ripe, the hay stood on the green pastures and the stork was walking on its long, red legs and talking Egyptian; because he had learned this language from his mother. Het was zomer, het koren was rijp, het hooi stond op de groene weiden aan oppers, en de ooievaar liep op zijn lange, rode poten en praatte Egyptisch; want deze taal had hij van zijn moeder geleerd.
I’m afraid he will never admit his guilt. Ik vrees dat hij nooit zijn schuld zal erkennen.
After his exile, he returned to his country. Na zijn ballingschap keerde hij terug naar zijn land.
Come on, let’s not distract Tom from his work. Kom op, laten we Tom niet afleiden van zijn werk.
Now the duckling was suddenly able to spread his wings. Nu kon het eendje opeens zijn vleugels uitslaan.
The annoyance was noticeable in his tone. De ergernis was te merken aan zijn toon.
Yanni was struggling with his own sexuality. Yanni worstelde met zijn eigen seksualiteit.
He received an award for his achievements. Hij ontving een toekenning voor zijn prestaties.

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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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