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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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its zijn

Examples of "his" in use

There are 285 examples of the Dutch word for "his" being used:
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He has changed his address. Hij heeft zijn adres gewijzigd.
He muddled his sentences. Hij verhaspelde zijn zinnen.
His argument was convincing. Zijn betoog was overtuigend.
Tom washes his hair almost every day. Tom wast zijn haar vrijwel dagelijks.
He whirled himself in the water like a wheel, stretched out his neck towards the swans, and uttered such a loud and strange scream that it frightened himself. Het draaide zich als een tol in het water rond, strekte zijn kop hoog in de lucht naar de zwanen uit en gaf zulk een luide en zonderlinge schreeuw, dat het er zelf van schrikte
His career evolved quickly. Zijn loopbaan evolueerde snel.
His offer suits my taste. Zijn aanbod voldoet aan mijn gading.
She lovingly stroked his beard. Ze streelde liefdevol zijn baard.
Bob could not control his anger. Bob kon zijn woede niet beheersen.
He’s a real daredevil on his motorcycle. Hij is een echte waaghals op zijn motor.

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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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