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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 315 examples of the Dutch word for "his" being used:
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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.
Tom cheated on his girlfriend for months. Tom bedroog zijn vriendinnetje maanden lang.
His tumultuous lifestyle caused problems. Zijn woelige levensstijl zorgde voor problemen.
He ran to the kitchen and felt his stomach turn three times. Hij rende naar de keuken en voelde zijn maag driemaal omkeren.
The jeweler proudly displayed his collection of ruby rings. De juwelier toonde trots zijn collectie robijnen ringen.
We tried in vain to make him change his mind. Tevergeefs trachtten we zijn mening te doen veranderen.
His intestines were sensitive to certain types of food. Zijn darmen waren gevoelig voor bepaalde soorten voedsel.

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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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