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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
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its zijn

Examples of "his" in use

There are 270 examples of the Dutch word for "his" being used:
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Ziri made an enclosure for his tortoise. Ziri maakte een behuizing voor zijn schildpad.
He often attributes his failures to bad luck. Hij schrijft zijn mislukkingen vaak toe aan pech.
His deportation was inevitable. Zijn uitwijzing was onvermijdelijk.
His flattery was well received by the bosses. Zijn vleierij werd goed ontvangen door de bazen.
She responded mockingly to his compliment. Ze reageerde spottend op zijn compliment.
Tom was brutally murdered in his own house. Tom is op brute wijze vermoord in zijn eigen huis.
Nothing has resulted from his efforts. Zijn inspanningen hebben niets teweeg gebracht.
Tom played an old Irish song on his new French horn. Tom speelde een oud Iers liedje op zijn nieuwe hoorn.
a handful of snails slipped out of his mouth er glibberde een handvol slakken uit zijn mond
Boldi kept tripping over his own feet. Boldi bleef maar over zijn eigen voeten struikelen.

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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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