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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 285 examples of the Dutch word for "his" being used:
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a sick feeling in his stomach een wee gevoel in zijn maag
He cut open his skin. Hij sneed zijn huid open.
cleared his throat schraapte zijn keel
His beard was long and bushy. Zijn baard was lang en ruig.
his meaty shoulder zijn vlezige schouder
his homely face zijn hologige gezicht
He controls his emotions. Hij beheerst zijn emoties.
His overcoat is worn out. Zijn overjas is versleten.
Yanni’s body was naked. Yanni zijn lichaam was naakt.
He chewed on his hamburger. Hij kauwde op zijn hamburger.

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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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