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"is" in Dutch

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The Dutch translation for “is” is is.

Pronounced the same

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is (passive) wordt
to be zijn

Examples of "is" in use

There are 1291 examples of the Dutch word for "is" being used:
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Christine is fourteen years old and Marie is fifteen years old, like me. Christine is veertien jaar oud en Marie is vijftien jaar oud, net als ik.
I think home education is a reasonable educational choice. Ik denk dat thuisonderwijs een redelijk educatieve keuze is.
Creation is making something new as the created result. Schepping is het maken van iets nieuws als het geschapen resultaat.
Madrid is the capital of Spain and its most important city. Madrid is de hoofdstad van Spanje en bovendien de belangrijkste stad.
He isn’t smart enough to add up numbers in his head. Hij is niet verstandig genoeg om getallen in het hoofd op te tellen.
He’s too nice for his own good. Al te goed is buurmans gek.
It’s hard to fight against what you can’t see. Het is moeilijk om te vechten waartegen je niet kunt zien.
Knowing how to conjugate verbs is an absolute necessity. Weten hoe je werkwoorden moet vervoegen is een absolute noodzaak.
The US is a good sales market for Japanese products. De VS is een goede afzetmarkt voor Japanse producten.
The company’s growth is partly thanks to the dedication of the team. De groei van het bedrijf is mede te danken aan de toewijding van het team.

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A bomb shelter is a basement to protect the population from air raid and other types of danger.,
A candle is made of wax.,
A clothes hanger is a piece of wood, metal or plastic, in the shape of the human shoulders and has a hook on the top.,
A cloud is condensed water vapour.,
A daughter is a person of the female gender in relation to one or two parents.,
A good education is essential for a successful career.,
A guardrail is a barrier placed next to roads.,
A guitar is a stringed instrument that is played with the fingers or with a plectrum.,
A healthy diet is important for strong bones.,
a liar that is right, that’s true,
A license is an official permission from the government to carry out a particular activity.,
A lie has no legs.,
A loan for a car is sometimes necessary.,
A lot has happened in the meantime.,
A memory is an experience from the past that is stored in memory.,
A mention in the footnote is sufficient.,
A pinstripe is a classic pattern.,
A pole is a stick used to jump over objects.,
A raven is as black as coal.,
A semi-trailer is a trailer that does not have its own front axle and of which an important part of the weight rests on the towing vehicle (the tractor).
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