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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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A fool and his money are soon parted. Een dwaas en zijn geld worden snel gescheiden.
Tom went to church with his parents every Sunday. Tom ging iedere zondag met zijn ouders naar de kerk.
His job requires a lot of responsibility. Zijn functie vereist veel verantwoordelijkheid.
On Saturday evening he goes to his favorite pub. Op zaterdagavond gaat hij naar zijn favoriete kroeg.
Tom isn’t like other boys his age. Tom is niet zoals andere jongens van zijn leeftijd.
his farewell letters zijn afscheidsbrieven
his beautiful head zijn fraaie kop
He clenched his fist. Hij balde zijn vuist.
There is a hole in his sock. Er zit een gat in zijn sok.
He had a hole in his sock. Hij had een gat in zijn sok.

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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 shop.,
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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