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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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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.
He’s financially dependent on his wife. Hij is financieel afhankelijk van zijn vrouw.
Despite his best attempts, the car would not start. De auto wou niet starten ondanks zijn inspanningen.
We can all benefit from his experience. We kunnen allen bij zijn ervaringen baat hebben.
His judgment was accepted by everyone. Zijn oordeel werd door iedereen geaccepteerd.
His wealth, wisdom and knowledge are immeasurable. Zijn rijkdom, wijsheid en kennis zijn onmeetbaar.

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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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