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"it" in Dutch

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Summary

The Dutch translation for “it” is het.

Pronounced the same

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the (neutral) het

Examples of "it" in use

There are 467 examples of the Dutch word for "it" being used:
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I think it will be powerful Ik denk, dat het wel krachtig zal worden
“But it is so delightful to swim about on the water,” said the duckling “Maar het is zo prettig, in het water te zwemmen,” zei het eendje
if only it could get the permit to lie in the reeds als het maar de vergunning kon krijgen, om in het riet te liggen
It’s poison. Het is gif.
I’m sorry. Het spijt me.
it depends on the boss het hangt af van de baas
It is going to rain. Het gaat regenen.
I’ll consider it. Ik zal het overwegen.
Does everybody understand? Begrijpt iedereen het?
he was angry that I hadn’t done it hij was boos dat ik het niet deed

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"it" Practice (468)
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-ing (indicates continuous tense),
it (abbreviation),
it
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After midnight, it will be dry in most places.,
After saying this, she grabbed it and stroked its feathers smooth.,
Agreed, as long as the wind doesn’t start blowing.,
All the windows were brightly lit, and it smelled wonderfully of goose roast; because it was New Years Eve.,
Although he had no experience, he did well.,
Although it rained, we went outside.,
Am I wrong?,
and as soon as they were out of his sight, he dived under the water until the bottom, and when he rose again he was almost beside himself with excitement,
and before he well knew how it had happened, he found himself in a large garden, in which fragrant elders bent their long green branches down to the water,
And immediately an old duck flew to the poor beast and bit it in the neck.,
And so it stayed motionless, while the hail whirled through the reeds and one shot after another banged,
And the matches were glowing so bright, brighter than at noon-day.,
and then he began to feel such a great longing for a swim on the water, that he could not help telling the hen.,
Around noon, it started to rain.,
As they climbed higher and higher in the air, the ugly little duckling felt wonderfully weary,
Ask anyone.,
At first the job looked good to him, but later it became tiresome.,
At first, Tom thought French was difficult, but now he thinks it’s easy.,
At last he became exhausted, and lay still and helpless, frozen fast in the ice.,
Believe me, it is a turkey egg!
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