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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 281 examples of the Dutch word for "his" being used:
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He gets his hair cut once a month. Hij laat zijn haar eens per maand knippen.
Tom’s house was easy to find. Tom zijn huis was gemakkelijk te vinden.
the corner of his mouth zijn mondhoek
his favourite colour zijn favoriete kleur
Tom forgot his umbrella. Tom is zijn paraplu vergeten.
Yanni has a map on his phone. Yanni heeft een kaart op zijn telefoon.
Did Tom tell you about his parents? Heeft Tom je over zijn ouders verteld?
You can trust him to keep his word. Je kan hem vertrouwen dat hij zijn woord zal houden.
his whole army zijn hele leger
his age zijn leeftijd

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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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