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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 317 examples of the Dutch word for "his" being used:
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The king sent his envoys abroad. De koning stuurde zijn gezanten naar het buitenland.
Yanni was always available for his friends. Yanni was altijd beschikbaar voor zijn vrienden.
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.
After saying this, she grabbed it and stroked its feathers smooth. Dit zeggende, pakte zij het beet en streek zijn veren glad.
Tom wonders about his sexual orientation. Tom stelt zich vragen over zijn seksuele geaardheid.
Everyone respects the captain for his honesty. Iedereen heeft respect voor de kapitein vanwege zijn eerlijkheid.
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.

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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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