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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 315 examples of the Dutch word for "his" being used:
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His father was a carpenter. Zijn vader was timmerman.
Tom is going to lose his house. Tom gaat zijn huis verliezen.
Tom is still at his desk. Tom zit nog steeds aan zijn bureau.
His hair is starting to turn grey. Zijn haren beginnen grijs te worden.
Each time he forgets his keys. Telkens vergeet hij zijn sleutels.
He gathered his books together. Hij nam zijn boeken bij elkaar.
He finished his homework at the last minute. Hij maakte zijn huiswerk op het valreep af.
The priest makes a cross with his hand. De priester maakt met zijn hand een kruis.
I forgot that today was Tom’s birthday. Ik was vergeten dat het Tom zijn verjaardag was vandaag.
his farewell letters zijn afscheidsbrieven

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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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